Background Malignant mesothelioma is a rare, insidious, and aggressive tumor arising from
the mesothelial surface of pleural and peritoneal cavities, the pericardium, or the tunica …

Asbestos is one of the major worldwide occupational carcinogens. The global burden of
asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) was estimated around 231,000 cases/year. Italy was one …

Background: Encouraging results on survival of patients with malignant peritoneal
mesothelioma have been shown with the use of cytoreductive surgery and perioperative …

Background Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that mostly affects the pleura
and has a strong link to asbestos exposure. Greece banned the use of asbestos in 2005 …

Background Peru has a public health problem because of asbestos imports. We analyzed
the mortality trends for mesothelioma in Peru and its provinces from 2005 to 2014 and …

Background and objective Mesothelial cells and cardiomyocytes have shared embryonic
mesodermal origin. Cardiomyocytes release BNP under stretch. We searched whether …

Background and Objective: To present summary statistics regarding malignant
mesothelioma (MM) mortality in Greece during the period 2005–2015 and compare it with …

Background: Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) seems to be produced from malignant
mesothelial cells other than cardiomyocytes. We aimed to evaluate whether an increased …

Background: The relationship between exposure to asbestos and malignant pleural
mesothelioma (MPM) is already well established. Nevertheless, much remains to be known …

Background and objective: Environmental asbestos exposure is causally associated with
various pulmonary pathologies. In Turkey, one of the most important sources of asbestos …