| The aftermath of a mesothelioma diagnosis can be a | | | | evaluate each one in order to determine which one is |
| very stressful and overwhelming time for | | | | the best choice for you. Learning the answers to the |
| mesothelioma patients and their families. One of the | | | | following questions can help you decide which |
| many important decisions to make during this period | | | | mesothelioma cancer center will best serve your |
| is where to receive mesothelioma treatment. There | | | | needs. |
| are several key factors to keep in mind when | | | | 1. Has the mesothelioma cancer center been |
| deciding on a cancer treatment center. With the help | | | | recognized by one or more respected organizations |
| of your doctor and trusted family members, choosing | | | | such as the National Cancer Institute, American |
| a mesothelioma treatment center can allow you to | | | | College of Surgeons, or Joint Commission on |
| exercise a certain degree of control over the course | | | | Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations? |
| of your mesothelioma treatment. Above all, it is | | | | 2. Is the medical staff at the cancer center familiar |
| important to remember that the goal of choosing a | | | | with the treatment of mesothelioma? |
| mesothelioma cancer treatment center is to to find a | | | | 3. Does the mesothelioma hospital offer a variety of |
| facility that you feel comfortable with and a | | | | mesothelioma treatment options? |
| dedicated medical that team you trust. | | | | 4. If the mesothelioma cancer treatment center is |
| When choosing a mesothelioma cancer treatment | | | | not located near your home, is the medical staff |
| center, first the mesothelioma patient must decide if | | | | there willing and able to coordinate your care with |
| he or she wants to be treated at a cancer facility | | | | your local doctors? |
| that specializes in treating mesothelioma cancer, or | | | | 5. Is medical care at the mesothelioma cancer hospital |
| one that treats patients with a number of different | | | | covered under your insurance plan? |
| kinds of cancer. Next, the mesothelioma patient must | | | | Visiting the mesothelioma treatment center and |
| decide whether to choose a mesothelioma hospital | | | | talking to current patients (if possible) are additional |
| that offers traditional types of treatment (such as | | | | steps you can take to ensure that you feel confident |
| chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation) or | | | | that you are choosing the right facility. Your primary |
| non-traditional types of mesothelioma treatment | | | | care physician, any mesothelioma doctors or cancer |
| (such as clinical trials that test new drugs). Once you | | | | specialists you have seen, and your family members |
| have established the criteria you are looking for in a | | | | can also provide support and guidance as you make |
| mesothelioma treatment center, come up with a list | | | | this important decision. Remember, you have the |
| of cancer hospitals that fit your needs by asking | | | | right to choose where you are treated. Make sure |
| your doctor, family members, friends, and cancer | | | | you are comfortable with the facility, mesothelioma |
| organizations for suggestions. | | | | doctors, and mesothelioma treatment regimen you |
| After you have developed a list of potential | | | | will be receiving at the cancer center you choose. |
| mesothelioma hospitals that fit your criteria, you must | | | | |