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Asbestos Consumption and Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality Trends in the Major User Countries

Annals of Global Health, 2023
Background: The causal association between mesothelioma and asbestos exposure is conclusive, and many studies have proved that the trend in asbestos use is a strong predictor of the pattern in mesothelioma cases with an adequate latency time (generally ...
Claudio Gariazzo, Antonio Gasparrini, Alessandro Marinaccio   +2 more
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Estimating the asbestos-related lung cancer burden from mesothelioma mortality. [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Quantifying the asbestos-related lung cancer burden is difficult in the presence of this disease's multiple causes. We explore two methods to estimate this burden using mesothelioma deaths as a proxy for asbestos exposure.
Byrnes, G, Byrnes, G., G Byrnes, P Boffetta, Peto, J, J Peto, McCormack, V, Straif, K, Boffetta, P, V McCormack, McCormack, V., Straif, K., K Straif, Peto, J., Boffetta, P.   +14 more
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Matrix Metalloproteinases as Biomarkers and Treatment Targets in Mesothelioma: A Systematic Review

Biomolecules, 2021
Metalloproteinases (MMPs) have an important role in tissue remodeling and have been shown to have an effect on tumor progression, invasion, metastasis formation, and apoptosis in several tumors, including mesothelioma.
Danijela Štrbac, Vita Dolžan
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Malignant Mesothelioma [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1989
Mesothelioma is a malignant tumour of the pleura or peritoneum caused by asbestos. It is increasing in frequency and the prognosis remains grim, with average survival around 1 year.Medical literature and personal experience.Amphibole fibres are far more potent than chrysotile in causing mesothelioma.A minority view suggests that mesotheliomas in those ...
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Double-Stranded RNA Structural Elements Holding the Key to Translational Regulation in Cancer: The Case of Editing in RNA-Binding Motif Protein 8A

Cells, 2021
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer associated with asbestos exposure. RNA-binding motif protein 8a (RBM8A) mRNA editing increases in mouse tissues upon asbestos exposure.
Asra Abukar, Martin Wipplinger, Ananya Hariharan, Suna Sun, Manuel Ronner, Marika Sculco, Agata Okonska, Jelena Kresoja-Rakic, Hubert Rehrauer, Weihong Qi, Victor W. van Beusechem, Emanuela Felley-Bosco   +11 more
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Extraperitoneal parastomal metastasis of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

, 2021
A 75-year-old man was referred to surgical outpatient department with what was thought to be a parastomal hernia. Through further investigations with CT and biopsy, it was identified that the parastomal mass was metastatic peritoneal mesothelioma in the ...
Ho, YM, Ruhnke, M, Hoff, J, Castrisos, G
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Malignant Mesothelioma [PDF]

Cancers, 2021
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare and aggressive cancer, related to chronic inflammation and oxidative stress caused mainly by exposure to asbestos [...]
Daniel L. Pouliquen, Joanna Kopecka
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Pediatric patient with peritoneal mesothelioma harboring ALK rearrangement

Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, 2021
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare disease that typically occurs in older patients with prolonged exposure to asbestos. The majority of mesothelioma occurs in the pleura.
Reema A Patel, MD, Miranda Lin, BS, Megan M Harper, MS, MD, Sandra J Beck, MD, Charles S Dietrich, MD, Jill M Kolesar, PhD, MS, Susanne M Arnold, MD, John Hahn, MD, Prakash K Pandalai, MD, Shadi A Qasem, MD, Joseph Kim, MD   +10 more
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Certified causes of death in patients with mesothelioma in South East England

BMC Cancer, 2009
Background Mesothelioma is a highly fatal cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos fibres. In many populations, the occurrence of mesothelioma is monitored with the use of mortality data from death certification. We examine certified causes of death
Peto Julian, Nicholson Andrew G, Treasure Tom, Okello Catherine, Møller Henrik   +4 more
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Changing Pattern in Malignant Mesothelioma Survival

Translational Oncology, 2015
Survival for mesothelioma has been shown to be poor, with marginal improvement over time. Recent advances in the understanding of pathophysiology and treatment of mesothelioma may impact therapy to improve survival that may not be evident from available ...
Jennifer Faig, Suzanne Howard, Edward A. Levine, Gary Casselman, Mary Hesdorffer, Jill A. Ohar   +5 more
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