One treatment option for lung cancer may be a pneumonectomy, which is surgery to remove a lung. Because this can permanently reduce your breathing capacity, most surgeons usually try to choose a less ...

The pleura (plural: pleurae) is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce ...

Chemotherapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin (or carboplatin) has become the preferred first-line treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma ... Extrapleural pneumonectomy is selected if radical ...

Dr. Joseph Friedberg, Mesothelioma Specialist The average cost of radiation for patients with lung cancer, whose radiation treatment is similar to that of pleural mesothelioma patients, is almost ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma continues to be a challenge. The diagnosis and treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma requires a multidisciplinary approach. The diagnosis is best ...