{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreifd257dmazqok7xv6co5vkcnrghbscf76r5z6otplr5qnc3wbipr4",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:pmmp7irwts7faw56jdxk3idc/app.bsky.feed.post/3meoqj5q2wzi2"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreihcgbb53wpscz7gqiqsxawi3g3wje6qdxvatribcjkydjlmc4q3ge"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 393769
  },
  "path": "/news/2026-02-evidence-lung-surgery-mesothelioma-patients.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-12T13:00:28.000Z",
  "site": "https://medicalxpress.com",
  "tags": [
    "Oncology & Cancer"
  ],
  "textContent": "A new study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center finds that pleurectomy/decortication, a lung-sparing surgery, can be performed safely with low mortality in carefully selected patients with pleural mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer most often caused by asbestos exposure.",
  "title": "Study strengthens evidence supporting lung-sparing surgery, offering hope for mesothelioma patients"
}