Mesothelioma Research
In an effort to answer the questions arising from having a diagnosis such as mesothelioma, this section provides abstracts and links to the most recent medical literature and mesothelioma information. We are in the process of performing a systematic review of the literature between 1993 - 2004. We have excluded articles that were restricted to animal subjects and were not published in the English language. The criteria used in selecting studies were determined by an internal medicine epidemiologist. We will organize the articles according to their content in the categories described below.
Review Studies
These are articles reviewing the extensive literature on mesothelioma in an attempt to offer the most up-to-date answers on mesothelioma causes and mesothelioma diagnosis as well as the most recent mesothelioma treatment options. While they are an excellent way to start an inquiry, they may not answer more specific questions, pertinent to the individual case.
Case Studies
A number of rare presentations of mesothelioma have been observed. Mesothelioma in children, or mesothelioma affecting sites such as the heart (pericardial mesothelioma), scrotum or the ovaries will be reviewed in case studies in this section. The rare issue of benign mesothelioma is also discussed.
Etiological Studies
This research attempts to define factors causing mesothelioma, such as most importantly, asbestos. They also analyze other environmental and occupational factors that affect the individual susceptibility for the development of mesothelioma cancer.
Diagnostic studies
These articles may offer a comprehensive review of current diagnostic tools for mesothelioma, or they may analyze specific diagnostic approaches separately. They will also cover topics such as markers for the early mesothelioma stages of the disease or its recurrence following therapy.
Therapy studies
This category will be the broadest, including articles describing new alternative mesothelioma treatments, comparing various types of therapies and discussing the outcomes following therapy. The most important aspects of the studies which will be highlighted in the commentary shall be: the type of patients analyzed, the form of therapy used and the outcome pursued by the investigators.
Source
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/
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