Radiation for Mesothelioma

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With radiation therapy, high-energy x-rays are used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

External radiation therapy: radiation comes from a machine outside the body.

Internal radiation therapy: materials that produce radiation (radioisotopes) are channeled through thin plastic tubes in the area where the cancer cells are found.

- Surgery
- Fluid Removal
- Chemotherapy
- Ongoing Clinical Trials