Naturally occurring asbestos linked to lung cancer
... consistent and dose-dependent association between mesothelioma and residential proximity to ultramafic rock, the ... evidence that naturally occurring asbestos causes mesothelioma - and public efforts should now shift to understanding the risk and how we can protect people from t...Exposure to volcanic mineral associated with increased mesothelioma incidence in Turkey
...er Institute. Many cases of environment-related mesothelioma have been reported in the Cappadocia region or Ana...villages with erionite exposure. Only two cases of mesothelioma occurred in the control village, both in people born outside of the control village. The mortality ...'Signature' of chromosome instability predicts cancer outcomes
...of cancers (breast, lung, medulloblastoma, glioma, mesothelioma and lymphoma). It could also differentiate between primary tumors and tumor metastases, and, in grade 1 and grade 2 breast cancer, distinguished the more aggressive cancers within each grade. ...Chemo combination improves survival in asbestos-related cancer
People with mesothelioma ?a form of cancer associated with asbestos exposur...nd, reviewed a study of 448 patients with advanced mesothelioma who were treated with either the single drug or the combination. "Pemetrexed used in combination ...