disease mesothelioma article

While more men are diagnosed with mesothelioma annually than women, several studies indicate women may be more susceptible to developing this cancer, caused almost exclusively by asbestos exposure.

Once exposed to asbestos, a mesothelioma patient may take 20 to 50 years to demonstrate symptoms of the disease. For this reason, diagnosis often occurs once the cancer had progressed to later stages of development, often resulting in a poor mesothelioma prognosis.

Though mesothelioma treatment may be difficult following a late diagnosis, many patients choose to undergo surgery, chemotherapy or radiation to combat the disease.

Many women are diagnosed with mesothelioma as a result of secondary exposure to asbestos. Husbands, fathers, family and friends often unknowingly bring the toxic fibers into the home on their bodies and clothing, following a long day working closely with asbestos on the job. Several women have been diagnosed with mesothelioma after years of washing their husband’s clothing laden with asbestos.

Additional information about mesothelioma may be found through the Mesothelioma Cancer Center.
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Phenotype-dependent Apoptosis Signalling in Mesothelioma Cells after Selenite Exposure - Gustav Nilsonne, Eric Olm, Adam Szulkin, Filip Mundt, Agnes Stein, Branka Kocic, Anna-Klara Rundlöf, Aristi P Fernandes, Mikael Björnstedt and Katalin Dobra

Gene Expression Profiles in Asbestos-exposed Epithelial and Mesothelial Lung Cell Lines - Penny Nymark, Pamela M Lindholm, Mikko V Korpela, Leo Lahti, Salla Ruosaari, Samuel Kaski, Jaakko Hollmén, Sisko Anttila, Vuokko L Kinnula and Sakari Knuutila

Human Agonistic TRAIL Receptor Antibodies Mapatumumab and Lexatumumab Induce Apoptosis in Malignant Mesothelioma and Act Synergistically with Cisplatin - Larisa L Belyanskaya, Thomas M Marti, Sally Hopkins-Donaldson, Stefanie Kurtz, Emanuela Felley-Bosco and Rolf A Stahel

Fra-1 Governs Cell Migration via Modulation of CD44 Expression in Human Mesotheliomas - Maria E. Ramos-Nino , Steven R Blumen and Brooke T Mossman

Mesothelioma with Non-pleural Malignancy: A Red Herring or Just an Uncommon Pairing? - Andrew J Drain , Kourosh Saeb-Parsy , Amit K Shah , D Rassl and Andrew J Ritchie

Benign Pulmonary Epithelial Inclusions Within The Pleura: A Case Report - Barton Kenney, Marguerite Pinto and Robert Homer

Malignant Mesothelioma in Women. Roggli VL, Oury TD, Moffatt EJ.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Peritoneal Mesothelioma: The Washington Cancer Institute Experience - Sugarbaker PH, Acherman YI, Gonzalez-Moreno S, Ortega-Perez G, Stuart OA, Marchettini P, Yoo D.

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