Caring for Patients with Mesothelioma: Principles and Guidelines
This book encompasses all areas for mesothelioma care, treatment, and research. Using nurses, social workers, surgeons, oncologist, radiologist and pain specialist to give the reader a comprehensive overview of mesothelioma treatment. Indeed,
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Caring for Patients with Mesothelioma: Principles and Guidelines
Mary Hesdorffer • Gleneara E. Bates-Pappas Editors
Caring for Patients with Mesothelioma: Principles and Guidelines
Editors Mary Hesdorffer Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Alexandria, VA USA
Gleneara E. Bates-Pappas City University of New York, Graduate Center New York, NY USA
ISBN 978-3-319-96243-6 ISBN 978-3-319-96244-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96244-3 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Mesothelioma remains a lethal cancer with increasing global incidence. While there have been modest incremental advances, there is no clear optimal surgical approach, and presently, only one standard systemic treatment option, cisplatin and pemetrexed, is widely approved. Median overall survival remains, even with aggressive multimodality treatment, poor. Many attempts over the past decade to improve upon the established chemotherapy regimen and surgical treatment paradigm have been unsuccessful. While there has been an influx of new systemic treatments over the past 10 years for patients with molecularly characterized malignancies, no such progress has been made for patients with malignant mesothelioma. Similarly, the advent of immunotherapy with checkpoint inhibitors is under investigation in mesothelioma. These agents do appear active but, as in other diseases, only in a subset of patients. Consequently, a tremendous unmet need remains for mesothelioma treatments, and much research is ongoing. Within this book, Mary Hesdorffer and Gleneara E. Bates-Pappas have gathered key experts across a variety of domains related to surgical treatme
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