Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a primary and locally aggressive tumor of the pleura. A well defined causal relationship with asbestos exposure, and an overwhelming media interest in the use ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Access to care varied significantly among patients with stage I to stage III malignant pleural mesothelioma, ...

Diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive malignancy of the pleura that is usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Between 2,000 and 3,000 new cases are expected to be diagnosed ...

Detection of circulating neoplastic cells by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in malignant melanoma: association with clinical stage and prognosis. Amifostine pretreatment for ...

VIENNA — Immunotherapy is now offering hope even in one of the most aggressive cancers of all, malignant pleural mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is usually diagnosed at a late stage and is ...

Separating benign from malignant mesotheliomas can determine patient prognosis but may be a complicated process. Several markers for mesothelioma, which have been developed over the past decade, can ...

A study of 2,804 patients with stage I to stage III malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) found significant variability in access to care and a positive association between multimodality treatment, ...

Gene expression leading to alterations in the DNA caused by asbestos exposure may explain the development of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare and aggressive cancer. By analyzing public RNA ...

Management of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Using Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative Chemotherapy The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this manuscript. All ...

Malignant mesothelioma, often shortened as mesothelioma, is a rare form of malignancy caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos are naturally occurring fiber-like minerals that have unique ...

You may not be familiar with the word mesothelioma, but you're probably familiar with what it is. Malignant mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops primarily after exposure to asbestos. The ...