Table of Contents - NCCN Guidelines for Patients® | Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

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  • Table of contents 3
  • How to use this booklet 4
  • Part 1: About mesothelioma 6
  • Part 2: Am I at risk? 9
  • Part 3: Testing for mesothelioma 11
    • Symptoms of mesothelioma 11
    • Recommended tests 11
  • Part 4: Treatment planning 16
    • Recommended tests 16
  • Part 5: Treating mesothelioma 19
    • Stages of mesothelioma 19
    • Mesothelioma cell types 20
    • Stage I – III epithelioid or mixed mesothelioma 21
    • Stage I – III sarcomatoid or Stage IV mesothelioma 27
  • Part 6: Supportive care 29
    • Conditions for supportive care 29
  • Part 7: Accepting a treatment plan 32
    • Benefits of a treatment plan 32
  • Part 8: Tools 35
    • Review of Part 1 – About mesothelioma 35
    • Review of Part 2 – Risk factors 36
    • Review of Part 3 – Testing for mesothelioma 37
    • Review of Part 4 – Treatment planning 39
    • Review of Part 5 – Treating mesothelioma 40
    • Questions about treatment to ask your doctor 41
    • Review of Part 6 – Supportive care 42
    • Review of Part 7 – Accepting a treatment plan 43
  • Part 9: Dictionary 44
  • Credits 51
  • NCCN Panel Members for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 52
  • NCCN Member Institutions 54
  • Index 56
  • Notes 57
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