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Chemotherapy
Also called “chemo” for short. This therapy involves the prevention or treatment of disease (as cancer) by the administration of chemical agents. Chemotherapy--along with surgery, radiation therapy, and thoracentesis (or a combination of these)--is used to combat the symptoms of malignant mesothelioma. According to the Mayo Clinic’s website, “Most [chemotherapy] drugs used to treat mesothelioma are intravenous (given by injection into a vein).” Another approach is to use intracavitary chemotherapy, or the placement of drugs directly into the chest or abdomen.” This usually occurs in stage II or stage III mesothelioma.
See Shelly Kozicki speak about witnessing her husband Craig’s chemotherapy treatment for mesothelioma.
