Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells. It is not generally used for peritoneal mesothelioma, because it causes too many side effects. But you can have a series of treatments of intensity modulated radiotherapy after surgery for mesothelioma earlier in the chest (pleural mesothelioma), to try to stop the cancer from returning.
In the advanced pleural mesothelioma, where surgery is not possible, some people may have radiotherapy. In an attempt to slow down the cancer and keep it under control. Radiotherapy can also be used to try to control the symptoms of pleural mesothelioma advanced. It can help control pain.
Some people have a bit of radiation therapy to the area where they had biopsies through the skin or liquid discharged their chest. This initiative aims to prevent mesothelioma cells growing in the scar tissue. Some small studies have shown that the radiation used in this way prevents the growth of mesothelioma cells. We need more research to confirm how radiotherapy is useful in this situation.
Source: http://www.cancerresearchuk.org
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