Treatment
What you need to know before you start seeking treatment.
What you need to know before you start seeking treatment.
To reach a mesothelioma diagnosis, doctors will perform a physical examination, seek information about the patient’s exposure to asbestos, conduct imaging and diagnostic tests, and analyze the results of cytology and biopsy procedures.
The symptoms associated with mesothelioma usually appear decades after a person’s first exposure to asbestos, once the cancer has reached its late stages.
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer, caused by exposure to asbestos, for which there is no cure.