In line with this reasoning, it pays to be able to recognize the earliest symptoms of a specific type of cancer called pleural mesothelioma. But what exactly is pleural mesothelioma, how do you ...

Fig 1. Selected recommendations regarding surgery, pathology, and germline testing for pleural mesothelioma. C, conditional; H, high; IHC, immunohistochemistry; M ...

Purpose The etiology, diagnosis, staging, and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) are reviewed, with an emphasis on clinical trials of newer approaches to first-line, second-line ...

With momentum for a national record of asbestos in public buildings, Nicola Dawn, a Partner at Forbes Solicitors, looks at ...

IN 1960 Wagner, Sleggs and Marchand 1 reported 33 cases of diffuse pleural mesothelioma from the North Western Cape Province of South Africa. The collection of such a large number of cases of a ...

It mainly affects the lining of the lungs (pleural mesothelioma), although it can also affect the lining of the tummy (peritoneal mesothelioma), heart or testicles. Around 2,700 people are ...

Hedy Lee Kindler, MD, shares new mesothelioma guidelines that have been released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

Mesothelioma symptoms like a cough and shortness of breath can resemble bronchitis, but these diseases have different causes ...

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The multicentre trial aims to assess the drug's biological activity, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and safety in subjects ...

New York: The McGraw-Hill Company, 2009. Sugarbaker DJ, Norberto JJ, Swanson SJ. Surgical staging and work-up of patients with diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.