Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a malignant tumour of the pleura and lung, which usually occurs as a result of (occupational) exposure to asbestos. (occupational) exposure to asbestos. Common symptoms are shortness of breath, cough, chest pain, fatigue and weight loss. Around 1,500 people are diagnosed with this type of cancer in Germany every year. 1,500 people in Germany every year. This makes pleural mesothelioma one of the rather rare types of cancer.
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The Medico Cancer Center Frankfurt am Main in cooperation with the Goethe University is a modern medical facility focused on providing first-class medical care in accordance with the very latest international recommendations. The center is part of the Cancer Center Network of Hesse (Kooperationsverbund des Hessischen Onkologiekonzepts). Advanced equipment, competent specialists with a long clinical experience and deep knowledge in the field of their specialization contribute to the fact that the center is one of the best of its kind in Germany.
Thanks to close and fruitful cooperation with the Goethe University, the Cancer Center offers its patients the most advanced scientific achievements and, accordingly, innovative treatments that can hardly be found in all German clinics and even in well-known, internationally renowned clinics.
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