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NCCN Guidelines for Patients
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Version 1.2012
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Part 8: Tools
Webpages
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org/Cancer/MalignantMesothelioma/DetailedGuide/malignant-mesothelioma-malignant-mesothelioma
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malignantmesothelioma/patient/page1#Keypoint1
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
www.curemeso.org/site/c.kkLUJ7MPKtH/b.8050629/k.6568/What_is_Mesothelioma.htm
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The pleural mesothelium is part of the tissue lining around the lungs.
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma is cancer that starts in the pleural mesothelium.
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Mesothelioma cells form a tumor since they don’t die as they should.
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Mesothelioma cells can spread to other body parts through lymph or blood.
Review of Part 1 – About mesothelioma