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Title
Asbestos burden predicts survival in pleural mesothelioma.
Authors
Christensen, Brock C; Godleski, John J; Roelofs, Cora R; Longacker, Jennifer L; Bueno, Raphael; Sugarbaker, David J; Marsit, Carmen J; Nelson, Heather H; Kelsey, Karl T
Abstract
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rapidly fatal asbestos-associated malignancy with a median survival time of <1 year following diagnosis. Treatment strategy is determined in part using known prognostic factors.
Publication
Environmental health perspectives, 2008, Vol 116, Issue 6, p723