Pleural mesothelioma or peritoneal mesothelioma?

Because of this, when most people speak of “mesothelioma”, they are usually speaking of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Studies of patients with pleural mesothelioma show that important prognostic factors include the stage of the cancer, the age and health of the patient. Sarcomatoid mesothelioma is the least common form and presents with the worst prognosis.

The prognosis, therapy (including types of chemotherapy) and treatment choices are similar whether the cancer is pleural mesothelioma or peritoneal mesothelioma. For many asbestosis patients the mesothelioma prognosis is maybe hopeful. For many asbestosis patients the mesothelioma prognosis is may be hopeful. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is the most common type of malignant mesothelioma. Many factors may be involved in determining the survival rate for this aggressive cancer; some are better understood than others. Unfortunately, patients who have been diagnosed with peritoneal or pleural mesothelioma are often advised of a grim mesothelioma prognosis.