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Main Title Malignant mesothelioma : advances in pathogenesis, diagnosis, and translational therapies /
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Pass, Harvey I.
Vogelzang, Nicholas.
Carbone, Michele.
Publisher Springer,
Year Published 2005
OCLC Number 60932046
ISBN 9780387229492; 0387229493
Subjects Mesothelioma ; Mesothelioma--therapy ; Mesothelioma--diagnosis ; Mesothelioma--pathology
Internet Access
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/2006273262-d.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0662/2006273262-d.html
http://link.springer.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=978-0-387-22949-2
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EKBM  RC280.L8M2514 2005 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 05/11/2007
Collation xxv, 854 pages : illustrations
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, in which the cancer cells are found in the sac lining the chest (pleura) or abdomen (peritoneum). This lethal disease is associated with asbestos and has vast economic and legal implications. As the disease takes approximately twenty years to manifest itself in humans, a wave of diagnoses is expected in the near future. In the United States alone, an estimated 3,500 - 4,000 patients are diagnosed with mesothelioma annually, and it is estimated that over the next 35 years, more than 250,000 people in Western Europe will be diagnosed with the disease. This volulme is a comprehensive text that relates science, pathology, clinical aspects and therapy for mesothelioma under one cover. The book integrates the newest research and advances in its discussions of the disease, covering such topics as carcinogenesis, epidemiology, benchwork, endoscopy, multimodality approaches and treatment. It includes discussions on novel approaches to m.