Management of malignant pleural effusions

July 1, 2005 |

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 11(4):296-300, July 2005. [Link] Bennett, Rachel; Maskell, Nick Abstract Abstract: Purpose of review: Although malignant pleural effusions are a common medical problem, research into their…

Residential Proximity to Naturally Occurring Asbestos and Mesothelioma Risk in California

June 23, 2005 |

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2005, doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1731OC. [Link] Xue-lei Pan1, Howard W Day2, Wei Wang3, Laurel A Beckett1, and Marc B Schenker1* 1 Department of Public Health…

SV40-Dependent AKT Activity Drives Mesothelial Cell Transformation after Asbestos Exposure

June 15, 2005 |

Cancer Research 65, 5256-5262, June 15, 2005 [Link] Paola Cacciotti1, Dario Barbone1, Camillo Porta2, Deborah A. Altomare4, Joseph R. Testa4, Luciano Mutti3 and Giovanni Gaudino1 1 Department of Medical Sciences,…

Validation of Genomics-Based Prognostic Tests in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

June 15, 2005 |

Clinical Cancer Research Vol. 11, 4406-4414, June 15, 2005. [Link] Gavin J. Gordon1, Graham N. Rockwell5, Paul A. Godfrey1, Roderick V. Jensen3, Jonathan N. Glickman2, Beow Y. Yeap4, William G.…

Limited efficacy of imatinib mesylate in malignant mesothelioma: A phase II trial

June 13, 2005 |

Lung Cancer. Volume 50, Issue 1, October 2005, Pages 83-86. Available online June 13, 2005. [Link] Alexandre Mathya, Paul Baasb, Otilia Dalesioa and Nico van Zandwijkb aBiometrics Department, Netherlands Cancer…

A phase II study evaluating the cisplatin and epirubicin combination in patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma

June 13, 2005 |

Lung Cancer. Volume 50, Issue 1, October 2005, Pages 75-82. Available online June 13, 2005. [Link] T. Berghmansa, J.J. Lafitteb, M. Paesmansc, B. Stachd, M.C. Berchiere, P. Wackenierf, J. Lecomteg,…

Assessment of asbestos exposure, mortality study, and health intervention in workers formerly exposed to asbestos in a small factory making drying machines for textile finishing and the paper mill industry in Pistoia, Italy

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La Medicina del Lavoro. 2005 May-Jun;96(3):243-9. [Link] Fedi A, Blagini B, Melosi A, Marzuoli E, Ancillotti M, Gorini G, Costantini AS, Silvestri S, Innocenti A. Archivio Regionale Toscano Mesoteliomi Maligni–UO…

Asbestos risk in the textile industry: braking systems on machinery used until the 1990’s

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La Medicina del Lavoro. 2005 May-Jun;96(3):250-7. [Link] Chiappino G, Pellissetti D, Moretto O, Picchi O. Universita degli Studi di Milano Centro di Studio e Ricerca sugli Effetti Biologici delle Polveri…

Integrated computed tomography-positron emission tomography in patients with potentially resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma: Staging implications

June 2, 2005 |

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005; 129:1364-1370. [Link] Jeremy J. Erasmus, MDa,*, Mylene T. Truong, MDa, W. Roy Smythe, MDb, Reginald F. Munden, DMD, MDa, Edith M. Marom,…

Mesothelial inclusion cysts (so-called benign cystic mesothelioma)–a clinicopathological analysis of six cases

June 1, 2005 |

Polish Journal of Pathology. 2005;56(2):81-7. [Link] Urbanczyk K, Skotniczny K, Kucinski J, Friediger J. Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathomorphology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow. Abstract The report presents six…

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