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Malignant tumor of pleura

Known as: Cancer of Pleura, pleura cancer, Malignant neoplasm of pleura, unspecified 
A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the pleura. A representative example of primary malignant pleural neoplasm is the malignant… Expand
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ChestNeckNeoplastic CellPleura
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

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Pleural Neoplasms

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Systematic evaluation of three different commercial software solutions for automatic segmentation for adaptive therapy in head-and-neck, prostate and pleural cancer
PurposeTo validate, in the context of adaptive radiotherapy, three commercial software solutions for atlas-based segmentation… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Lung cancer mortality and fibre exposures among North Carolina asbestos textile workers
Objective: To describe mortality among workers exposed to chrysotile asbestos and evaluate the relationship between lung cancer… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Vermiculite, Respiratory Disease, and Asbestos Exposure in Libby, Montana: Update of a Cohort Mortality Study
Background Vermiculite from the mine near Libby, Montana, is contaminated with tremolite asbestos and other amphibole fibers… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Cancer Mortality and Incidence of Mesothelioma in a Cohort of Wives of Asbestos Workers in Casale Monferrato, Italy
Background Family members of asbestos workers are at increased risk of malignant mesothelioma (MM). Although the hazard is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The Mesothelioma epidemic in Western Europe: an update
The number of male deaths from pleural cancer in France, Germany and Italy increased from about 8750 in 1990–1994 to 9550 in 1995… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Short- and long-term morbidity and mortality in the population exposed to dioxin after the "Seveso accident".
The early effects of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) exposure in the population involved in the Seveso, Italy… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
The European mesothelioma epidemic
SummaryProjections for the period 1995–2029 suggest that the number of men dying from mesothelioma in Western Europe each year… Expand
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Review
1999
Review
1999
Work-related cancer in the Nordic countries.
This report presents 20 years' of cancer incidence data by occupational group for the Nordic populations. The study covers the 10… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Cancer mortality and morbidity among plutonium workers at the Sellafield plant of British Nuclear Fuels
SummaryThe mortality of all 14 319 workers employed at the Sellafield plant of British Nuclear Fuels between 1947 and 1975 was… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Nonoccupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos and the risk of lung cancer.
BACKGROUND Heavy industrial exposure to asbestos causes lung cancer and mesothelioma, but it remains unknown whether much lower… Expand
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