Chemotherapy For Specific Areas Of The Body (Regional Chemotherapy)
Intrapleural Chemotherapy
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Intrapleural chemotherapy is not used very often but may be helpful for some people with mesothelioma (cancer that develops in the lining of the lung), and those with lung or breast cancers that have spread to the pleura (the membrane around the lungs and lining the chest cavity).
Intrapleural chemotherapy is given through large or small chest catheters that may be connected to an implantable port. These catheters can be used to give drugs as well as to drain fluid that can build up in the pleural space when cancer has spread to that area.
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