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Unread 06-14-2004, 02:28 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by cougem
I'm so sorry to hear mate, I've just asked my parents who are both Consultant's (highest grade of Doctor's here in the UK) and they say Chemo and Radiotherapy are both done, but the most common action is a Pleurectomy where they remove a layer of the lungs.
Thanks. Unfortunately, removal isn't an option since the cancer has grown into the intestines and the abdominal wall is "hard with cancer cells".
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