Asbestos and mesothelioma. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joseph R. Testa, editor.
• Editors: Testa, Joseph R
• Contents: 1. Malignant Mesothelioma -- An Asbestos Legacy -- 2. Asbestos and Fibrous Erionite -- 3. Epidemiology of Mesothelioma -- 4. Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: History, Controversy and Future of a Man-Made Epidemic -- 5. Communities at High Risk in the Third Wave of Mesothelioma -- 6. Mesothelioma Pathology -- 7. Asbestos-Induced Inflammation in Malignant Mesothelioma and Other Lung Diseases -- 8. Germline and Somatic Mutations in Human Mesothelioma and Lessons from Asbestos-Exposed Genetically Engineered Mouse Models -- 9. Gene Signature of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma -- 10. Cell Signaling and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Mesothelioma -- 11. 3D Models of Mesothelioma in the Study of Mechanisms of Cell Survival -- 12. Biomarkers of Response to Asbestos Exposure -- 13. Surgery Approaches in Mesothelioma -- 14. Radiotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma -- 15. Standard Chemotherapy Options and Clinical Trials of Novel Agents for Mesothelioma -- 16. Immunotherapeutic Approaches to Mesothelioma -- 17. Challenges Facing Mesothelioma Patients and Their Families: Medical/Legal Intersections -- 18. The Patient's Experience of Malignant Mesothelioma.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 407 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.2/4; Medicine; Mesothelioma; Lungs -- Diseases; Asbestos -- Toxicology; MEDICAL -- Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; MEDICAL -- Toxicology; Asbestos -- Toxicology; Lungs -- Diseases; Mesothelioma; Mesothelioma; Oncology; Medical -- Oncology; Oncology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319535609; 3319535609
• Related ISBNs: 9783319535586; 3319535587
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 20, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.