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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-staging
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malignantmesothelioma/patient/page2#Keypoint6
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
www.curemeso.org/site/c.kkLUJ7MPKtH/b.8055915/k.3AAE/Mesothelioma_Staging_and_Outcomes.htm
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Cancer staging is a rating of how far the cancer has grown and spread.
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The cancer stage is used to plan treatment.
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Cancer tests are used to determine the cancer stage.
Review of Part 4 – Treatment planning