Over time, the inhaled asbestos particles cause inflammation of the mesothelium (also called the pleura), causing the healthy cells to mutate into cancer cells over the next 20-50 years. Unfortunately ...

Most people develop mesothelioma in the lining of their lungs (pleural mesothelioma ... Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that starts in the lining (mesothelium) surrounding the ...

Clin Lung Cancer. 2010;11(1):30-35. A total of 294 treatment cycles were administered to the 62 patients, with a median number of 6 cycles per patient (range, 1–6 cycles). Of 62 patients, 56 ...

Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common condition which often causes significant symptoms to patients and costs to healthcare systems. Over the past decade, the management of MPE has progressed ...

10 normal peritoneal mesothelium (NP) were obtained from ... into what will become the thoracic and abdominal cavities. Pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma has the same origin, similar histology and ...