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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 +4 more
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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2016 Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma with invasion of the liver is an invariably fatal disease. We aimed to clarify the characteristics of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma cases with liver involvement. The clinical presentation, computed tomography images,
Shan-shan Su +7 more
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Primary pericardial mesothelioma presenting as constrictive pericarditis [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2005 Primary pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare and lethal cardiac tumor. We report an autopsy case of a primary pericardial mesothelioma in a 52-year-old man.
Karadžić Radovan +6 more
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NF2/merlin in hereditary neurofibromatosis 2 versus cancer: biologic mechanisms and clinical associations. [PDF]
, 2013 Inactivating germline mutations in the tumor suppressor gene NF2 cause the hereditary syndrome neurofibromatosis 2, which is characterized by the development of neoplasms of the nervous system, most notably bilateral vestibular schwannoma.
Angelo, Laura S +2 more
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Oncology Reviews, 2011 Ribonucleases are a superfamily of RNA-cleaving enzymes that can be cytotoxic since the cleavage of RNA makes its information indecipherable. Ranpirnase is a novel ribonuclease which preferentially degrades tRNA, thus leading to an inhibition of protein ...
Luciano Mutti, Giovanni Gaudino
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BAMLET kills chemotherapy-resistant mesothelioma cells, holding oleic acid in an activated cytotoxic state. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer with poor prognosis. Here we have investigated in vitro efficacy of BAMLET and BLAGLET complexes (anti-cancer complexes consisting of oleic acid and bovine α-lactalbumin or β-lactoglobulin ...
Emma M Rath +13 more
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Prismatic to asbestiform offretite from Northern Italy. Occurrence, morphology and crystal-chemistry of a new potentially hazardous zeolite [PDF]
, 2018 A multi-methodological approach, based upon field investigation, morphological characterization, chemical analysis and structure refinement was applied to different samples of fibrous offretite, a new potentially hazardous zeolite recently discovered in ...
Arcangeli, Pierluca +6 more
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Occupational Medicine, 2013 Abstract In Mesothelioma John Hobson briefly explores the three cases of mesothelioma he has come across in his career, caused by asbestos in the workplace.
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Relations between approved platinum drugs and non-coding RNAs in mesothelioma
Non-coding RNA Research, 2018 Malignant mesothelioma diseases feature an increasing risk due to their severe forms and their association with asbestos exposure. Platinum(II) complexes such as cisplatin and carboplatin are clinically approved for the therapy of mesothelioma often in ...
Bernhard Biersack
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Crosstalk with lung fibroblasts shapes the growth and therapeutic response of mesothelioma cells
Cell Death and Disease, 2023 Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the mesothelial layer associated with an extensive fibrotic response. The latter is in large part mediated by cancer-associated fibroblasts which mediate tumour progression and poor prognosis.
Yakinthi Chrisochoidou +17 more
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