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You’ll probably need help in coping with how mesothelioma has affected your life — from medical treatment to paying your expenses to dealing with the emotional aftershocks. Many hospitals and cancer centers have social workers on staff to help people with mesothelioma coordinate all the services they need, including counseling and therapy for themselves and their families, and home care when necessary. Mesothelioma: Seeking Out a Social Worker There is no one-size-fits-all service package when it comes to dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma. For this reason, it's important to talk with a social worker, often available through your hospital or other health care provider. "A social worker or skilled nurse case manager [can advise] the family about its different needs," says Tanis Hernandez, MSW, outreach coordinator for the Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Mont. A social worker can evaluate whether an individual or family needs help contacting a lawyer — about advance directives like a durable power of attorney for health care or a potential lawsuit if the disease was caused by working conditions — or a therapist about individual or family counseling, hospice care, and home health care.

All types of mesothelioma are treated using a combination of three types of therapy: Surgery – Known as debulking or cytoreduction, the primary goal is to remove as much of the tumor(s) as possible. Chemotherapy – A systemic drug treatment (usually administered intravenously) that kills fast-growing cells, including mesothelioma cancer cells. Radiation – A blast of targeted radiation to reduce the size of cancer tumors. Finding a qualified mesothelioma specialist is one of the most important decisions that someone diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma can make. Many of the best doctors work in dedicated cancer clinics across the country. Some of those doctors also conduct clinical trials to study new therapies and methods of treating mesothelioma. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) In recent years, a new way of delivering chemotherapy to fight abdominal cancers – including peritoneal mesothelioma, colon cancer, and ovarian cancer, among others – is to use a heated chemotherapy “wash” that rinses out the abdominal cavity and, hopefully, kills any cancer cells left behind after cytoreductive surgery. This technique is called Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). Although HIPEC is performed at only a few cancer centers around the world, it has shown to be more effective than the more common multimodal treatment option of surgery followed by systemic chemotherapy. This may be because the chemotherapy drugs used in heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy treatments are stronger than that used for systemic treatment like cisplatin. According to a study abstract presented at the 2015 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), approximately two-thirds of peritoneal mesothelioma patients who received HIPEC treatment survived 3.4 years – significantly longer than the standard survival time for peritoneal mesothelioma. Costs Related to Treating Peritoneal Mesothelioma As with any cancer, peritoneal mesothelioma treatment costs can be very high. Costs usually fall into the following categories: Diagnostic costs Treatment costs Recovery and follow-up costs The amount an individual may spend depends on many factors, including the specific diagnosis, the stage at which the disease is discovered, their insurance coverage, and even where they live. Because malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is caused by asbestos, individuals diagnosed with this form of cancer may be eligible to receive legal compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering related to the disease. Learn more about the financial assistance that is available if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. Financial aid options available to you can include mesothelioma trust funds as well as grants to cover travel, treatment and housing. You can also explore your legal rights to compensation from asbestos companies liable for your exposure to asbestos