About 38-46 percent of early-stage pleural mesothelioma patients survive two years after diagnosis, and 10-16 percent survive five years, according to the American Cancer Society. For late-stage patients, 17-30 percent survive two years, and 1-8 percent survive five years.

Long-term survivors attribute their success to a multidisciplinary approach to treatment from mesothelioma specialists, alternative medicine, clinical trials and nutritional changes.

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