title: Is the patient with mesothelioma without hope?
abstract: Hope is a very important mindset for malignant pleural mesothelioma patients as their cancer has a grim prognosis and limited therapeutic options. In this paper, we briefly discuss what hope means for a patient and how hope can help to cope with this disease. In addition, we discuss false hope. We also briefly touch on a few of the new therapies currently under development.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Alexander P W M
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Maat
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cornelissen
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ad J J C
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Bogers
authors.affiliation: Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Johanna J M
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Takkenberg
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis
keywords: clinical decision-making; hope; malignant pleural mesothelioma; prognosis