What Factors Impact the Life Expectancy of Mesothelioma Patients?
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Dr. Marcelo Dasilva
Mesothelioma expert Dr. Marcelo DaSilva explains the top three most important factors for determining a patient's life expectancy.
[MUSIC PLAYING] The life expectancy of patients with mesothelioma can be determined by three factors. One is the patient's physiologic reserve. Is the patient well for his condition and age? The second is the type, the histologic type. Is that epithelioid, sarcomatoid, biphasic tumor? And the third is the staging, or the stage. In what stage is the patient at the time of diagnosis? [MUSIC PLAYING]
