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NCCN Guidelines for Patients
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Version 1.2012
Part 8: Tools
Webpages
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org/Treatment/index
National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/coping
NCCN
www.nccn.com/living-with-cancer.html
CURE
magazine
http://media.curetoday.com/downloads/documents/pocketguide_mesothelioma.pdf
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Supportive care is the treatment of symptoms of a disease.
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Talc pleurodesis or a pleural catheter can treat pleural effusion.
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Radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or pain drugs are used to treat chest pain.
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Talk to your doctor about ways to quit smoking and treatment for distress.
Review of Part 6 – Supportive care