The following is a summary of “Prognostic importance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma patients receiving cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic ...

In some cases, they may also remove parts of organs, like a lung, as a precaution. Despite the severity of the damage, symptoms of malignant pleural mesothelioma start mild and vague and can easily be ...

Mesothelioma takes several decades to develop. When a patient does begin to show symptoms, they’re usually mild but worsen over time as cancer cells spread through the body. Quickly diagnosing ...

00:53 | Outside of that, “how do you choose which regimen is right for which patient?” The differences between the regimens in terms of histology are important, and so [a patient] can no longer simply ...

Drug Discovery Lab, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR 999077, People’s Republic of China Department of Chemistry, National University of ...

Fig 1. Selected recommendations regarding surgery, pathology, and germline testing for pleural mesothelioma. C, conditional; H, high; IHC, immunohistochemistry; M ...

Focal dystonia is a neurological disorder involving involuntary spasms and cramping in muscles, such as the hands and fingers. It can result from overuse and tends to affect musicians, golfers, or ...

Primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) is a rare cancer. It starts in the thin layer of tissue lining the inside of the tummy (abdomen). This tissue lining is called the peritoneum. PPC cells are the same as ...

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Then, a few weeks later, they called to say it wasn’t ovarian cancer after all. "It was peritoneal mesothelioma. And no one could believe it.” Peritoneal mesothelioma is an incredibly rare ...

Depending on the part of the brain they’re in, they can be life-threatening. Malignant brain tumors have cancer cells. Some grow quickly and others slowly. They can invade healthy brain tissue ...