Mesothelioma treatment through clinical research is very active and although treatment has yet proved entirely successful so there exists a range of treatments available to individuals who are diagnosed with the disease. To treat this disease there are three types of standard treatments which include: surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. The surgery for this disease is divided into a number of sub-classes which limits the disease for individuals with particular strains of the disease. In fact this treatment is especially designed for this purpose.

There is a severe form of surgery called Extrapleural pneumonectomy in which the entire lung and a portion of the lining of the chest, the diaphragm, and some or the entire sac which surrounds the heart is removed. Another form of surgery is the wide local excision which targets and removes the cancer and a limited amount of the healthy tissue surrounding the cancerous region. A part of the covering of the lungs, as well as the lining of the chest and portions of the outside covering of the lungs are removed by Pleurectomy and decortication.

Pleurodesis is a distinct technique of surgical procedure which employs a blend of chemicals and/or drugs to create an intentional scar between the layers of the pleura. The space created by the scar must be drained, using either a catheter or chest tube after the surgery. It is then filled with a chemical which inhibits the accumulation of fluid in the pleura cavity. The second primary medical technique used to fight the development of malignant mesothelioma is radiation. It uses the same basic technology as other forms of medical radiation. And the third malignant mesothelioma treatment is Chemotherapy which uses drugs that target cancer cells and stop them from dividing and thus prevent their growth. One should educate oneself of the options available for making the process more manageable.