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 ...

Workers whose jobs involved exposure to asbestos – including boilermakers, boiler workers, carpenters, factory workers, ...

Surgery may be considered for the alleviation of symptoms, the control of pleural effusions ... have improved cytotoxic activity against mesothelioma. Although some chemotherapeutic regimens ...

Some of the more common include pleurisy, pleural effusion, and mesothelioma. A lung specialist called a pulmonologist is trained to diagnose these and other pleura-related conditions and offer ways ...

Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the thin tissue that lines some internal organs. It most frequently develops in the pleura, the tissue lining the chest cavity and lungs. It can also form ...

A series of 83 patients from the London Hospital with a diagnosis of mesothelioma confirmed by necropsy or biopsy ... 27 of the patients had peritoneal and 56 pleural tumours. The earliest death ...

It is linked with exposure to asbestos. Most people develop mesothelioma in the lining of their lungs (pleural mesothelioma) or abdomen (peritoneal mesothelioma). There is no cure for any of the types ...

Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Research Group, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK Because of a lack of effective treatments, survival from diffuse pleural mesothelioma remains poor. Many people do ...

Treatment approaches for MPM include surgery, radiation, and systemic chemotherapy. MPM carries a poor prognosis, but recent studies of pemetrexed and platinum analogue combination therapies have ...

Call Sokolove Law right now at (800) 647-3434 if you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma or another asbestos-related disease. Since malignant pleural mesothelioma begins in the lining of the lungs ...