Before a mesothelioma patient can receive their prognosis, they must first be diagnosed. A mesothelioma diagnosis is the identification and confirmation of a patient’s mesothelioma.
A diagnosis usually requires examining a piece of the cancer tissue obtained through a mesothelioma biopsy.
Once a specialist diagnoses a patient with mesothelioma, they assess the patient’s health, age, and other factors to determine the projected outcome of their cancer and chances of survival.