973 results for “General Electric”, page 33 of 49
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Past and current asbestos exposure and future mesothelioma risks in Britain: The Inhaled Particles Study (TIPS)
…lung burdens in British birth cohorts from 1940 to 1992 were estimated for asbestos-exposed workers and the general population. Regression analysis of British mesothelioma death rates and average lung burdens in birth cohorts born before…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
The characteristics of asbestos-related disease claims made to the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (KCOMWEL) from 2011 to 2015
…related disease from 2011 to 2015. Among these claims, we selected approved workers' compensation claims relating to malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer, and analyzed the general characteristics, exposure characteristics, pathological characteristics, and occupation and industry distribution…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
The amino-acid stress sensing eIF2α kinase GCN2 is a survival biomarker for malignant mesothelioma
…leading to new research for therapeutics which might exploit this potential vulnerability. We measured the levels of General Control Non-derepressible 2 (GCN2) protein in malignant mesothelioma tumour samples and determined whether these levels correlate with…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2022
Unusually Aggressive Presentation of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Two Case Reports
…radiotherapy and/or intraperitoneal or systemic therapy. Prognosis depends on TNM stage and histologic subtype with epithelioid subtype being the most favorable one but in general remains poor. We present a 59-year-old male (patient…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
A clinical evaluation and tissue fiber burden analysis of a lifetime resident of Libby, Montana with adenocarcinoma of the lung
…lifelong resident of Libby and whose history of exposure was as a member of the general population there. To our knowledge this is the first time tissue from a member of the general population of Libby…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Fusobacterium nucleatum-Induced Empyema Masquerading as Lung Cancer: A Diagnostic Challenge
…and fatigue. He was referred by a general practitioner for evaluation of a round lesion in the right lung. Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed a pleural-based mass and small right-sided pleural effusion that was…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Comparison of SKIP expression in malignant pleural mesotheliomas with Ki-67 proliferation index and prognostic parameters
…3 ±12.2 years. The median overall survival period was 8.5 months. Factors negatively affecting general survival in the univariate analysis included high SKIP expression, Ki-67 proliferative index over 30%, presence of non-epithelioid…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Characterization and assessment of the potential toxicity/pathogenicity of fibrous glaucophane
…in California for building/construction purposes (see for example the Calaveras Dam Replacement Project - CDRP). Dust generated by these excavation activities may expose workforces and the general population to this potential natural hazard. In this work…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Mesothelioma among Motor Vehicle Mechanics: An Updated Review and Meta-analysis
…issue, we conducted a new systematic review and meta-analysis. A comprehensive PubMed literature search through May 2014 was conducted to identify studies that reported relative risk estimates for mesothelioma among motor vehicle mechanics (in general)…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2019
Monitoring of airborne asbestos fibers in an urban ambient air of Shahryar City, Iran: levels, spatial distribution, seasonal variations, and health risk assessment
…the time period of August 2017 and June 2018 to determine the concentration of asbestos fiber in the ambient air of Shahryar City and to evaluate their health effects for the general population of the city…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Diffuse pleural thickening and thoracic contraction: An indistinguishable case from malignant pleural mesothelioma
…to take any kind of mesothelioma treatments. Four months later, she consented to a surgical pleural biopsy under general anesthesia to obtain larger tissue samples, which included typical proliferating polygonal cells positive for CAM5.2, calretinin…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Evaluation of Deposition and Clearance of Asbestos (Detected by SEM-EDS) in Lungs of Deceased Subjects Environmentally and/or Occupationally Exposed in Broni (Pavia, Northern Italy)
…certainly exposed to asbestos (mainly crocidolite and chrysotile) during their life. Moreover, we investigated possible correlations between the lung burden of asbestos (in general and considering each asbestos type), as well as their dimension (length, width…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Sarcomatoid mesothelioma: future advances in diagnosis, biomolecular assessment, and therapeutic options in a poor-outcome disease
…The different and worse outcome of patients with SM and, in general, nonepithelioid subtypes makes it intriguing to select these cases to better study the biomolecular profile in order to find factors linked to prognosis and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
The Wittenoom legacy
…products in Western Australia. As a result, the state has recorded a higher malignant-mesothelioma mortality rate than in any other Australian state and in any defined general population in the world. Thus, the legacy of…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
Lung cancer risk among workers in the construction industry: results from two case-control studies in Montreal
…In most previous studies, risks among construction workers were compared with general populations including blue and white collar workers. The main objectives of this study were to assess whether construction workers experience excess lung cancer risk…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Incidence of Cancer and Asbestos-Related Diseases among Residents Living near Abandoned Asbestos Mines in South Korea: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using National Health Insurance Database
…Database of South Korea. We determined the risk of developing asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) among residents living near asbestos mines compared with those living in the control area and the general population. The risks of asbestosis…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
A framework of NGO inside and outside strategies in the commercial determinants of health: findings from a narrative review
…pharmaceuticals, weapons, textiles and asbestos, and a small number of general studies. We identified 18 types of NGO strategies, categorised according to the target (i.e. commercial actor or government actor) and type of interaction with…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2021
Development of Nationwide Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk Evaluation Methods with Comprehensive Past Asbestos Exposure Reconstruction
…calculate the Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk (ELCR) of Koreans. The past occupational exposure reconstruction was conducted by rebuilding the previous general population job-exposure matrix (JEM). The para-occupational and household exposure estimation was based on…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Impact of climate change on temperature variations and extrinsic incubation period of malaria parasites in Chennai, India: implications for its disease transmission potential
…vivax was calculated from longitudinal temperatures recorded during both periods. Vector surveillance was also carried out in the area during the summer season. In general, temperature and daily temperature range (DTR) have increased significantly compared to…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Awareness of environmental carcinogens and cancer risk among Jordanians
…This study aimed to assess Jordanians' awareness of some of the recognized environmental human carcinogens and general cancer information. This study was conducted using a cross-sectional descriptive survey based on a questionnaire completed by Jordanian…