Background The incidence of malignant mesothelioma in Germany is about 20 cases per
million persons per year. Its association with asbestos exposure, usually occupational, has …

Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier that will allow the world to accomplish its strategic targets
of zero-emission and the decarbonization of industry. The development of environmentally …

The separator is a critical component for the performance of alkaline water electrolysis as it
ensures the ionic contact between the electrodes and prevents the product gases from …

Background: A recent Monographs Working Group of the International Agency for Research
on Cancer concluded that there is limited evidence for a causal association between …

The use of circulating microRNAs as biomarkers has opened new opportunities for
diagnosis of cancer because microRNAs exhibit tumor‐specific expression profiles. The aim …

Background Asbestos causes mesothelioma and lung cancer. In the European Union,
asbestos was banned in 2005, but it is still in use in many other countries. The aim of this …

This article describes the principles of marker research with prospective studies along with
examples for diagnostic tumor markers. A plethora of biomarkers have been claimed as …

Objectives Early occupational exposure to asbestos has been shown to be associated with
an increased risk of pleural mesothelioma (PM), which suggests that the timing of exposure …

The aim of the study is to examine the cancer-predictive values of SMRP (soluble
mesothelin-related peptides), CA125, and CYFRA21-1 as potential tumor markers for lung …

Purpose The malignant mesothelioma is a rare malignancy and mainly caused by
occupational exposure to asbestos. German cancer registries are providing a national …