Mesothelioma Science News October 1, 2008

Mesothelioma Science News
San Pedro, CA - October 1, 2008

Epidemiology
Predicted mortality from malignant mesothelioma among women exposed to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia Click here

The relationship between malignant mesothelioma and an asbestos cement plant environmental risk: a spatial case-control study in the city of Bari (Italy). Click here

Patient prognosis
The impact of lymph node station on survival in 348 patients with surgically resected malignant pleural mesothelioma: implications for revision of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system Click here

Pleural fluid findings as prognostic factors for malignant pleural mesothelioma Click here

Peritoneal meso
Treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma in pediatric patients Click here