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Epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases. [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 1980 This paper is intended to give the reader an overview of the epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases and is restricted to primarily occupational exposure studies. However, some mention of nonoccupational exposures are made because of their direct relationship to a worker or to a secondary occupational source.
R A, Lemen, J M, Dement, J K, Wagoner
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Characteristics of TCR Repertoire Associated With Successful Immune Checkpoint Therapy Responses
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Immunotherapies have revolutionized cancer treatment. In particular, immune checkpoint therapy (ICT) leads to durable responses in some patients with some cancers. However, the majority of treated patients do not respond.
Joel Kidman +15 more
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Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2022 Purpose: To characterize the cellular responses of murine and human mesothelioma cell lines to different doses of photon radiation with a long-term aim of optimizing a clinically relevant in vivo model in which to study the interaction of radiation ...
Synat Keam +6 more
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Medical examination for asbestos-related disease [PDF]
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2000 There are millions of workers whose exposure to asbestos dust prior to the implementation of asbestos regulation and improved control measures places them at risk of asbestos-related disease today. In addition, workers are still being exposed to significant amounts of asbestos, when asbestos materials in place are disturbed during renovation, repair ...
S M, Levin, P E, Kann, M B, Lax
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BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objective Pleural effusion (PE) is a common feature of malignant pleural mesothelioma. These effusions typically contain lymphocytes and malignant cells. We postulated that the PE would be a source of lymphocytes for analysis of tumor immune milieu.
Jonathan Chee +11 more
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History of asbestos related disease [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2004 Abstract The first medical article on the hazards of asbestos dust appeared in the British Medical Journal in 1924. Following inquiries by Edward Merewether and Charles Price, the British government introduced regulations to control dangerous dust emissions in UK asbestos factories.
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Asbestos-related pleural disease
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2013 The image shows asbestos plaques on the right parietal pleura of a 58-year-old former shipyard worker who died of acute suppurative bronchitis. He also had cor pulmonale and congestive heart failure. Histologically, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis with asbestos bodies was demonstrated. The pleural plaques consist predominantly of dense collagen.
Stephen A. Geller +1 more
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A case of asbestos-related lung cancer: critical analysis and discussion of the medico-legal aspects [PDF]
GIornale Italiano di Psicologia e Medicina del Lavoro, 2021 Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral. There are six types, all of which are com- posed by long and thin fibrous crystals that can be released into the atmosphere by abrasion and other processes.
Dario MAZZARELLA +2 more
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Sensitizing the Tumor Microenvironment to Immune Checkpoint Therapy
Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has revolutionized cancer treatment, providing remarkable clinical responses in some patients. However, the majority of patients do not respond.
Rachael M. Zemek +13 more
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The role and therapeutic implications of T cells in cancer of the lung
Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2019 Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer‐related death worldwide. The disease is classified into two major subtypes, small‐cell lung cancer (SCLC) and the more prevalent non‐small‐cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Samuel C Neeve +2 more
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