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Q&As on this topic

1. My father has been told he has mesothelioma. They say they can’t operate to remove the cancer. Will radiotherapy help him?

last reviewed: 01.01.2005

2. My father has been told he has mesothelioma. They say they can’t operate to remove the cancer. Will chemotherapy help him?

last reviewed: 01.01.2005

3. My father has been told he has a mesothelioma. His doctors say that treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy don’t help very much. Are there any new treatments he could try?

last reviewed: 01.01.2005

All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.


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