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Environment, lifestyle, and cancer in women
International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.Abstract Environmental and lifestyle factors significantly contribute to gynecological cancers. The risk of ovarian cancer, one the most lethal gynecological cancer, is associated with obesity, poor dietary habits, and environmental pollutants, exacerbating hormonal imbalances, inflammation, and oxidative stress.
Sara Farina +3 more
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SHOULD ROMANIANS BE CONCERNED WITH THE ASBESTOS BURDEN? RESEARCH OVERVIEW AND CONTEXT
Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai: Geographia, 2021 Although the negative effects of airborne asbestos fibers upon human health had been known for a long time, asbestos was widely used all over the world. Between 1980 and 2010, many countries have banned asbestos production and trade; among them, Romania ...
Gabriela MUNTEANU
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Chemiluminescence of asbestos-activated macrophages [PDF]
, 1984 Chemiluminescence, a measure of reactive oxygen release by phagocytes, was compared in peritoneal exudate macrophages elicited with chrysotile asbestos, Corynebacterium parvum and saline. Chrysotile asbestos- and C.
Cullen, R T, Donaldson, Ken
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Polymer Composites, EarlyView.Effect of resin on friction performance and particle emissions in vehicle polymer brake pads composites. ABSTRACT Brake emissions that occur during braking in disc brakes cause significant environmental pollution, and the measurement of particulate matter (PM) emissions resulting from braking has gained importance in recent years.
Hicri Yavuz
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Scientific DataTime-critical transcriptional events in the immune microenvironment are important for response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), yet these events are difficult to characterise and remain incompletely understood.
Wee Loong Chin +13 more
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What Courts Can Do in the Face of the Never-Ending Asbestos Crisis [PDF]
, 2001 The purpose of this article is not to argue that claimants suffering from serious asbestos-related diseases should not be compensated. To the contrary, one of the points of this article is that absent some change in the way asbestos claims are resolved ...
Rothstein, Paul F
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Malignancies and immunoglobulin G4‐related disease
Rheumatology &Autoimmunity, EarlyView.Immunoglobulin G4‐related disease (IgG4‐RD) is associated with increased cancer risk. Malignancies affect both IgG4‐RD involved organs, such as the lung, pancreas, bile duct, and prostate, and noninvolved organs, such as the gastrointestinal duct. B‐cell neoplasms constitute a proportion of the malignancies linked to this disease.
Jingna Li, Wen Zhang
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Diagnostic limitations of lung fiber counts in asbestos-related diseases
The Journal of Scientific Practice and Integrity, 2023 # Background Lung dust fibre analyses have been used by some pathologists to estimate past asbestos exposure in the workplace and its related health risks.
Joachim Schneider +3 more
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Water Supply, 2022 Asbestos cement was a common construction material for water pipes during the twentieth century, as a replacement for metal piping that was vulnerable to corrosion.
S. Mager, M. Knopick, G. Oddy
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