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The Mesothelioma SOS Glossary

- A -
Acupuncture
Acute pain
Adjuvent Therapy
Air-borne Asbestos
Amosite
Amphibole
Anemia
Anesthetic
Angiogenesis Inhibitor
Anxiety
Asbestos
Asbestos fibers
Asbestosis
Ascites
Aspiration

- B -
Benign
Biopsy
Biphasic
Brachytherapy
Bronchi
Bronchoscopy

- C -
Cancer
Carcinogenic
Catheter
Chemotherapy
Chronic Pain
Cisplatin
Clinical Trial
Crocidolite
CT Scan

- D -
Decortication
Depression
Diagnosis
Diaphragm
Do-Not-Resuscitate Order (DNR)

- E -
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Esophagus

- F -
Fatigue
FDA

- G -
Gene Therapy

- H -
Hospice
Hypnosis
Hypnotherapist

- I -
Immune Function
Immunotherapy
Interferon

- L -
Laparoscope
Larynx
Living Will
Lymphatic System
Lymph Nodes

- M -
Massage
Medication
Mesothelioma
Mesothelium
Metastasis
MRI
Multimodal Therapy

- N -
Nausea
Necrosis

- O -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Oncologist
Oncology-Nursing Specialist
Opiates

- P -
Paracentesis
Pathologist
Pemetrexed
Pericardial Mesothelioma
Pericardium
Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Peritoneum
Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
Photodynamic Therapy
Pleura
Pleural Fluid
Pleural Mesothelioma
Pleurodesis
Pneumonectomy
Power of Attorney
Primary Care Doctor
Prognosis
Pulmonary Therapy

- R -
Radiation Therapy
Radical
Radiologist
Radionuclide Scan
Remission
Respirator
Risk Factor

- S -
Serpentine (Chrysotile)
Side Effects
Stress
Surgery
Symptom

- T -
Thoracentesis
Trachea
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Therapy
Tumor

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