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• Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
• Table of contents
• About these guidelines
  • NCCN Guidelines for Patients™
  • NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelinesin Oncology™
  • NCCN Guidelines Panel Members
  • How to use this booklet
• About my cancer
  • What is the pleura?
  • What is malignant pleural mesothelioma?
  • Signs of malignant pleural mesothelioma
• Tests of malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Do I have malignantpleural mesothelioma?
  • The pathology report
  • Stages of malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Types of malignant pleural mesothelioma
• Treating malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Choosing your treatment
  • Getting a 2nd opinion
  • Malignant pleural mesothelioma treatments
  • What are clinical trials?
  • Controlling symptoms
  • Supportive care
• Beyond usual treatment
  • Aren’t there other treatments?
  • What else can I do?
  • Caring for caregivers
• A step-by-step treatment guide
  • Diagnostic tests for malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Pre-treatment tests for malignant pleural mesothelioma
  • Surgical tests for stages I–III epithelial or mixed mesothelioma
  • Surgery for stages I–III epithelial or mixed mesothelioma
  • Treatment for stages I–IVmesothelioma unfit for surgery
• Dictionary
• Tools
  • Questions to ask about testing for mesothelioma
  • Questions to ask about treating mesothelioma
  • Questions to ask about clinical trials
  • Suggestions for taking care of yourself
  • Suggestions for taking care of caregivers
  • A brief guide to treatment for mesothelioma
  • Personal treatment record
• NCCN Member Institutions
• NCCN Guidelines staff
• NCCN Patient Guidelines staff