4 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1989
The epidemiology and pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma
In this brief review, the author set out to describe the general epidemiologic features of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura and peritoneum and to summarize understanding of how these tumors develop. He stated that, apart from…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2003
Tumor necrosis correlates with angiogenesis and is a predictor of poor prognosis in malignant mesothelioma
…analyzed together, necrosis was not an independent predictor of survival. Cell type, general physical condition (performance status) and blood vessel count were. Necrosis did add information to two existing prognostic scoring systems, EORTC and CALGB. The…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1979
Environmental exposure to asbestos: A factor in the rising rate of cancer in the industrialized world?
…exposure could not easily be discounted. The author still saw no reason to change the Lyon conference conclusion of no evidence of a risk to the general public at present. The author urged physicians to take…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1997
The role of cytologic evaluation of pleural fluid in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma
…cytologic slides of patients with pleural MM were reviewed. Medical records were reviewed from two institutions: a large general hospital and a cancer hospital. Twenty-nine patients ranging in age from 32 to 81 years (mean…