Data from 6 cohort studies were evaluated to assess the ongoing risk of mesothelioma more than 40 years after initial environmental exposure to asbestos. Among over 22,000 of those exposed, 707 cases of pleural mesothelioma were diagnosed. The rate and risk increased until 45 years after exposure, then the rate of increase tapered off somewhat.
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Pleura - Mesothelioma
August 11, 2014
May 29, 2014
This multicenter retrospective review included 518 pts from 9 centers who underwent EPP from 2000 to 2010. Half the pts received induction chemotherapy, and nearly three-quarters of the patients received postoperative adjuvant therapy, primarily chemotherapy. The major surgical complication rate was 26% and 90 day mortality was 6.9%. 3-year surviv
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