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Page 509 1 Q Are those the kinds of changes that are 2 consistent with what you showed, when you were showing 3 Gabrielson ID Number 5 only, the peritoneal 4 mesothelioma with the stunting? 5 A Yes, sir. His description was very similar 6 to the way I would have described that one photograph 7 of mesothelioma from that textbook. 8 Q Was Mr. Vandergucht's mesothelioma treated? 9 A He did receive chemotherapy, some drugs that 10 are used to try to kill cancerous cells, but it was 11 not effective. It did not cure him. 12 It probably had no significant effect on the 13 growth of the tumor. 14 Q Did his mesothelioma continue to progress 15 from your review of the medical records? 16 A Yes, sir. He continued to have problems 17 with fluid accumulation or ascites within his 18 abdomen. 19 He continued to lose weight, as far as lean 20 body mass was concerned, and he eventually died a 21 little more than a year after he was first diagnosed