Article
Integrating Data from Multidisciplinary Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: a cohort study
2020-03-31
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<h4>Background: </h4> Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive malignancy that most commonly affects the pleural lining of the lungs. MPM has a strong association with asbestos being at least 80% of cases caused by exposure to its biopersistent fibers. Individuals with a chronic exposure to asbestos generally have a 20-40-year latency with no or few symptoms. Such has been the case in the Pied...
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- fc3e1b66-be98-5302-b609-aa4b2c3c33a0
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-19740/v1
