Although the association between exposure to asbestos and malignant mesothelioma
(particularly malignant pleural mesothelioma) has been well established, the health impact …

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare, aggressive, and highly lethal cancer that is
substantially induced by exposure to asbestos fibers. High‐mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is …

Abstract The European Respiratory Society (ERS)/European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
(ESTS)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)/European Society for …

Introduction The epidemiology of gender differences for mesothelioma incidence has been
rarely discussed in national case lists. In Italy an epidemiological surveillance system …

Introduction Italy produced and imported a large amount of raw asbestos, up to the ban in
1992, with a peak in the period between 1976 and 1980 at about 160 000 tons/year. The …

Clinicians must remain vigilant for potential occupational and environmental exposures,
especially when evaluating patients with unusual and unique presentation, so that …

Purpose This study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of the serum biomarkers
osteopontin and mesothelin in discriminating mesothelioma patients from those with other …

The nevado-filábride complex (NFC)(southern Spain) is well known for its widespread
mining and quarrying activities. Serpentinite and metabasite rocks are extracted, processed …

It is important that population-based cancer registries provide accurate and reliable data for
public health purposes. These data are essential data for planning of cancer control and …

To enhance the antiwear properties of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), composites of C/HNTs,
CuO/HNTs, and MoS 2/HNTs were prepared using hydrothermal method, and their …