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Peritoneal mesothelioma

Translational Lung Cancer Research, 2020
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and lethal disease of the peritoneal lining, with high variability in biologic aggressiveness. Morbidity and mortality of the disease are related to progressive locoregional effects within the abdominal cavity, such as distention, pain, early satiety, and decreased oral intake that can ultimately lead ...
Greenbaum, Alissa, Alexander, H. Richard
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Improving Access and Recruitment to Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer Patients: A Multi‐Phase, Qualitative Focus Group and Co‐Production Study

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To design and develop a novel co‐produced intervention tool aimed at facilitating discussions that lung cancer nurses have with lung cancer patients about clinical trial opportunities; and promote trial recruitment. Design A multi‐phase qualitative focus group (phase 1) and co‐production (phase 2) study.
Christopher Dodd, Benjamin Lond, Zoe Davey, Iain R. Williamson, Liz Darlison, Sally Hall, John McPhelim, Janette Rawlinson, Catherine Henshall   +8 more
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Integrative eQTL and Mendelian randomization analysis reveals key genetic markers in mesothelioma

Respiratory Research
Background Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that originates from the pleura and peritoneum, with its incidence increasing due to asbestos exposure. Patients are frequently diagnosed at advanced stages, resulting in poor survival rates.
Jinsong Li, Xingmeng Wang, Yaru Lin, Zhengliang Li, Wei Xiong   +4 more
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MONITORING OF MESOTHELIOMA IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL: A SITUATION TO BE INVESTIGATED

Cogitare Enfermagem, 2017
Brazil is one of the world’s greatest producers of chrysotile, but the occurrence of mesothelioma is apparently low. However, identification of cases of mesothelioma is difficult due to errors of diagnosis and registries of deaths.
Francisco José Koller, Leila Maria Mansano Sarquis, Maria de Fátima Mantovani, Fernanda Moura D’Almeida Miranda, Dario Consonni, Carolina Mensi   +5 more
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Comments on the Causation of Malignant Mesothelioma: Rebutting the False Concept That Recent Exposures to Asbestos Do Not Contribute to Causation of Mesothelioma

Annals of Global Health, 2016
Background: European asbestos manufacturers and their expert witnesses have advanced the claim that recent exposures to asbestos are not of significance in the causation of malignant mesothelioma.
Phillip J. Landrigan, Collegium Ramazzini   +1 more
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Sparsifying the Fisher Linear Discriminant by Rotation [PDF]

, 2014
Many high dimensional classification techniques have been proposed in the literature based on sparse linear discriminant analysis (LDA). To efficiently use them, sparsity of linear classifiers is a prerequisite.
Dong, Bin, Fan, Jianqing, Hao, Ning
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Biochemical and haemostatic variables associated with metastasis in dogs with carcinoma or sarcoma

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives Identify alterations in biochemical and haemostatic variables between tumour‐bearing dogs with and without metastasis that can be used to predict the presence of metastasis. Materials and Methods Thirty dogs with sarcoma and 29 with carcinoma were included in the analysis.
P. Pazzi, G. T. Fosgate, A. T. Kristensen, A. Goddard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Immunotherapy of lung cancer: An update [PDF]

, 2006
In Germany lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated death in men. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation may enhance survival of patients suffering from lung cancer but the enhancement is typically transient and mostly absent with advanced ...
Aman MJ, Anthony HM, Atanackovic D, Bast RC, Bermers AJA, Carbone FR, Chan B, Cohen MH, Dickler M, Dranoff G, Dudley ME, Faradji A, Gotoh K, Grant SC, Kimura H, Kimura Y, Korkolopoulou P, Kradin RL, Krug LM, Krug LM, Liu M, Ma J, Marshall JL, Melioli G, Millar JW, Nemunaitis J, Nikitina E, O'Brien ME, Palmer M, Raez LE, Ratto GB, Salgia R, Smith A, Sterman D, Swisher S, Villalona-Calero MA, Yano T   +36 more
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Multimodal Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Real-World Experience with 112 Patients [PDF]

, 2022
Arnulf Holzknecht, Oliver Illini, Maximilian J. Hochmair, Dagmar Krenbek, Ulrike Setinek, Florian Huemer, Erwin Bitterlich, Christoph Kaindl, V. V. Getman, Ahmet Akan, Michael Weber, Gunther Leobacher, Arschang Valipour, Michael Mueller, Stefan Watzka   +14 more
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NLRP1 and NLRP3 polymorphisms in mesothelioma patients and asbestos exposed individuals a population-based autopsy study from North East Italy [PDF]

, 2015
NRLP1 (rs12150220, rs9889625, rs9900356, rs6502867, rs2670660) and NLRP3 (rs35829419, rs10754558) polymorphisms have been analyzed in 69 subjects with documented asbestos exposure and death for malignant pleural mesothelioma and 59 patients with ...
Borelli, Violetta, Crovella, Sergio, Moura, Ronal R, Trevisan, Elisa   +3 more
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