| Mesothelioma doctors are medical specialists that | | | | most efficient when combined with traditional |
| treat mesothelioma, a rare and very dangerous | | | | mesothelioma therapy such as surgery. The name |
| type of cancer that is most usually caused by | | | | for mesothelioma chemotherapy specialist is an |
| exposure to asbestos. Since mesothelioma is not | | | | oncologist. |
| easy to treat, doctors that specialize in its | | | | Radiation can also be used to treat the conditon, |
| treatment are some of the most experienced | | | | often in combination with both surgery and |
| medical professionals in the field of oncology. | | | | chemotherapy. The doctor that specializes in |
| As there are three types (pleural mesothelioma, | | | | mesothelioma radiation treatment is called a |
| peritoneal and pericardial) and several stages of | | | | radiologist. |
| mesothelioma that vary in severity, from stage I | | | | These doctors all work as one team providing the |
| to stage IV, there are multiple treatment options | | | | most efficient treatment to a patient, but the |
| available, all of which require a different set of | | | | team would not be complete without a pathologist |
| skills, and as such a different doctor. | | | | -- another doctor, who is reponsible for monitoring |
| After preliminary diagnosis, which is typically | | | | the changes in patient's condition. This doctor |
| conducted by a general practitioner, the patient is | | | | examines the spread or remission of the cancer |
| directed to a specialist called pulmonologist that will | | | | while testing the patient's tissue samples and |
| proceed with further tests. Should the original | | | | bodily fluids and is the one responsible for the |
| diagnosis stand true, the treatment of | | | | prognosis. |
| mesothelioma begins. | | | | All in all, mesothelioma doctors are some of the |
| Surgery is an option if the disease did not spread | | | | most experienced and dedicated medical |
| far, and it can be done by a mesothelioma | | | | professionals out there with a very hard job. |
| specialist called thoracic surgeon. However, recent | | | | They deal day to day with gravely ill and terminal |
| studies have proven that surgery on itself is not | | | | patients, while saving or prolonging lives in the |
| efficient in treating mesothelioma cancer. | | | | process. These hard working men and women |
| Chemotherapy is an additional treatment option; | | | | fully deserve our respect and gratitude. |
| while it can be used alone, it has proved to be the | | | | |