Is the patient with mesothelioma without hope?
Hope is a very important mindset for malignant pleural mesothelioma patients as their cancer has a grim prognosis and limited therapeutic options. In this paper, we briefly discuss what hope means for a patient and how hope can help to cope with this disease. In addition, we discuss false hope. We also briefly touch on a few of the new therapies currently under development.
['Maat|Alexander P W M|AP|', 'Cornelissen|Robin|R|', 'Bogers|Ad J J C|AJ|', 'Takkenberg|Johanna J M|JJ|']
D003131:Combined Modality Therapy D006801:Humans D008175:Lung Neoplasms D008654:Mesothelioma D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant D010997:Pleural Neoplasms D011379:Prognosis
hope malignant pleural mesothelioma prognosis clinical decision-making