He told me that the surgery went well, but that I had peritoneal mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer affecting the tissue that covers different organs and is often caused by asbestos ...

Hedy Lee Kindler, MD, shares new mesothelioma guidelines that have been released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

Cytoreductive surgery aims to remove as much cancer as possible, while HIPEC circulates the abdomen and smaller tumor cells.

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