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Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases

Author : Victor L. Roggli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 038721819X
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Book Synopsis Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases by : Victor L. Roggli

Download or read book Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases written by Victor L. Roggli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-04-29 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases integrates the newest research and advances in its discussion of asbestos-induced diseases. Organized in 13 chapters, the book begins with background information on the mineralogy of asbestos, occupation and environmental exposure to asbestos, and asbestosis. A detailed discussion on mesothelioma includes a historical background, addresses etiologic considerations and epidemiology, pathologic features, differential diagnosis and treatment and prognosis. Guidelines for assessing and identifying asbestos-associated carcinomas of the lung, including histopathology and differential diagnosis, are discussed. The text also addresses the explosion of research in the area of molecular biology and the abundance of information bearing on the mechanisms by which asbestos causes disease. Chapters also cover cytopathology and experimental models of asbestos-related diseases. The diseases associated with asbestos have significant medico-legal implications, and there are two chapters dedicated to addressing the issue. More than 190 illustrations complement the text. An invaluable reference for the pathologist, pulmonologist, radiologist, and occupational medical practitioner interested in asbestos-related disease as well as malpractice attorneys needing an understanding of asbestos, the diseases it induces, prognosis and clinical implications.

Asbestos

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309101697
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Asbestos written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-09-23 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In conjunction with drafting comprehensive legislation concerning compensation for health effects related to asbestos exposure (the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act), the Senate Committee on the Judiciary directed the Institute of Medicine to assemble the Committee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects. This committee was charged with addressing whether asbestos exposure is causally related to adverse health consequences in addition to asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer. Asbestos: Selected Cancers presents the committee's comprehensive distillation of the peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature regarding association between asbestos and colorectal, laryngeal, esophageal, pharyngeal, and stomach cancers.

Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases

Author : Victor L. Roggli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387200908
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (872 download)

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Book Synopsis Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases by : Victor L. Roggli

Download or read book Pathology of Asbestos-Associated Diseases written by Victor L. Roggli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2004-03-04 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gives a detailed description of the pathologic abnormalities associated with exposure to asbestos fibres. A tremendous amount of information has been accumulated in the past decade regarding the numbers and types of fibers accumulating in the lulng and their relation to various asbestos-related diseases and exposures. This information is summarized in this book, as well as changing legal strageties challenging workplace exposure.

Asbestos-related Cancer

Author : Mels Sluyser
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Asbestos-related Cancer written by Mels Sluyser and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Thoracic Imaging

Author : W. Richard Webb
Publisher : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN 13 : 1605479764
Total Pages : 940 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Thoracic Imaging written by W. Richard Webb and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2011 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by two of the world's most respected specialists in thoracic imaging, this volume is the most comprehensive text-reference to address imaging of the heart and lungs. This edition has a new full-color design and many full-color images, including PET-CT.

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Author : Kenneth O'Byrne
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191566926
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Book Synopsis Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by : Kenneth O'Byrne

Download or read book Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma written by Kenneth O'Byrne and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a malignancy due largely to asbestos exposure, represents an increasingly common challenge to clinical and medical oncologists, respiratory physicians, and cardiothoracic surgeons, as well as researchers in the field. The disease has yet to reach its peak and is expected to kill over 100,000 people worldwide. As malignant pleural mesothelioma gains in profile, Kenneth O'Byrne and Valerie Rusch present a comprehensive overview of the subject, aimed at all health care professionals who come into contact with patients with the disease. The book includes chapters on epidemiology, diagnosis, histopathology, radiology, surgery, chemotherapy, immune therapy, radiotherapy, and palliative medicine, written by an international team of contributors. A molecular biology section focuses on the carcinogenic effects of asbestos fibres and simian virus 40, angiogenesis and angiogenic growth factors, the immune response, and genetic abnormalities detected in the disease. Future therapies are also covered, as is a perspective on the distinct legal issues related to the disease. This highly-illustrated, full colour book provides the ultimate, timely resource on this devastating disease.

Textbook of Respiratory Medicine

Author : John Frederic Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1320 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Textbook of Respiratory Medicine written by John Frederic Murray and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Asbestos

Author : Ronald F. Dodson
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439809682
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Asbestos written by Ronald F. Dodson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of Asbestos: Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and Health Effects received critical acclaim due to the interdisciplinary nature of its content. Editors Ronald Dodson and Samuel Hammar have carefully kept this popular focus while updating and expanding the topics covered in the first edition with the help of internationally known experts. While there are hundreds of books available on many different aspects of asbestos, none contain the encyclopedic, comprehensive coverage you will find here. See What’s New in the Second Edition: Definitions of asbestos by different methodologies and the potential impact that those forms have on health Internationally accepted sampling/analytical schemes Findings of major asbestos-related diseases that continue to increase in most industrialized countries where asbestos is widely used Information on asbestos-induced diseases in biological systems Expanded regulations chapter Copiously illustrated with diagrams, tables, and photographs, including some in color, the book remains an interdisciplinary resource on the major issues in asbestos exposure and human health, with coverage that spans history, pathology, and epidemiology as well as sampling, analysis, and regulatory issues. The editors’ expertise and careful updating set this book apart, making it a comprehensive resource that interlinks diverse specialties. They provide an updated and expanded state-of-the-art discussion of important interdisciplinary factors associated with asbestos-related issues in an easy-to-use reference.

Asbestos and Disease

Author : Bozzano G Luisa
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323140076
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Asbestos and Disease written by Bozzano G Luisa and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asbestos and Disease provides a much-needed comprehensive compendium and presentation of accumulated information on asbestos and disease. Organized into five parts, this book begins with the nature, occurrence, properties, mining, milling, manufacturing, and use of asbestos minerals. Some chapters follow on the identification, quantification, and environmental distribution of asbestos fibers. This book also tackles the asbestotic and neoplastic effects of asbestos. The pathogenic mechanisms, prevention, and control of asbestos are also addressed. This work will provide nonspecialists with easily comprehensible and meaningful data that will assist them in their endeavors in this field.

An Outline of Asbestos-related Health Effects

Author : David Y. Zhang
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536109610
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book An Outline of Asbestos-related Health Effects written by David Y. Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asbestos have been used in many different environments, including industrial and home construction projects, vehicles, railroads and shipyards, to name a few. Asbestos have significantly affected many lives, particularly individuals and their families who have experienced substantial direct or indirect occupational exposure to asbestos as well as asbestos-containing products and equipment. Many diseases and conditions are reported to have a direct or indirect causal link to asbestos exposure. This book summarises the historical background, current knowledge and advancements concerning asbestos and its related diseases in a simple, easy to understand and concise format. The first chapter covers asbestos mineralogy, industrial applications, occupational and environmental exposure as well as methods of fiber analysis. The second chapter focuses on asbestos pathogenesis, including asbestos levels in the environment and various worksites, the biological effects of asbestos fibers and factors determining its toxicity. The third chapter provides an overview of asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis, pleural diseases, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Each section also includes a discussion of cause and causation, clinical presentation, pathology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and surveillance. The fourth chapter outlines the basic concepts of biostatistics and epidemiology, criteria in establishing the causal relationships, the occupational approach of environmental diseases and current standards and regulations. This book serves as an easy to read, quick reference presented in a bulleted format that allows readers to quickly and easily review the information. It is a useful resource for occupational medicine specialists, healthcare providers and environmental scientists who are interested in understanding asbestos and managing asbestos-related diseases.

Lung Cancer

Author : Alba Fabiola Costa Torres
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 1789843499
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (898 download)

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Book Synopsis Lung Cancer by : Alba Fabiola Costa Torres

Download or read book Lung Cancer written by Alba Fabiola Costa Torres and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the deadliest type of cancers, lung cancer faces several challenges in diagnosis and treatment: late diagnosis and misdiagnosis, inadequate tumor sampling, and resistance development to current therapies, among others. Together with advances in the understanding of molecular features, factors, and mechanisms involved in initiation and tumor progression, important improvements have occurred in diagnostics and therapeutics in the shape of advances in molecular genotyping, procedures for sampling, new potential, and less invasive sources of samples for the diagnosis and development of new targeted therapies. The aim of this book is to provide an exciting read on strategies in the diagnosis and therapy of lung cancer.

Environmental Medicine

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309051401
Total Pages : 988 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Medicine written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-05-28 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People are increasingly concerned about potential environmental health hazards and often ask their physicians questions such as: "Is the tap water safe to drink?" "Is it safe to live near power lines?" Unfortunately, physicians often lack the information and training related to environmental health risks needed to answer such questions. This book discusses six competency based learning objectives for all medical school students, discusses the relevance of environmental health to specific courses and clerkships, and demonstrates how to integrate environmental health into the curriculum through published case studies, some of which are included in one of the book's three appendices. Also included is a guide on where to obtain additional information for treatment, referral, and follow-up for diseases with possible environmental and/or occupational origins.

The Politics of Asbestos

Author : Linda Waldman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136537465
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Asbestos written by Linda Waldman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Around the world, asbestos-related diseases are on the increase. Meanwhile, in many newly-industrialising and developing countries, asbestos use continues unabated. This book, based on anthropological fieldwork in the UK, India and South Africa, explores people's understandings of their illness, risk, compensation and regulation, contrasting these personal and community narratives with formal medical and legal understandings. Linda Waldman shows how the domination of medical and legal framings of risk and disease over those of workers, sufferers and activists can narrow the responses chosen by government. This provides important lessons for researchers, policy makers and regulators, demonstrating that opening up to alternative understandings can create more effective policy responses to move towards sustainability and social justice. Published in association with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Asbestos and its Diseases

Author : John E. Craighead
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190292431
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Asbestos and its Diseases written by John E. Craighead and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-25 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although asbestos was once considered a miracle mineral, today even the word itself has ominous implications for all strata of our society. Incorporated in the past into over 3000 different industrial and consumer products, as well as in building materials and military equipment, opportunities for exposure continue to be ever present in our environment. Of all of us who are potentially exposed, blue collar workers are at greatest risk. Countless thousands of workers and servicemen in a wide variety of trades were disabled or have died consequent to the health effects of asbestos, and many more can be expected to be affected in years to come. Litigation continues, and financial awards in the billions have bankrupt many Fortune 500 companies and numerous smaller companies. While one might implicate our forefathers in this widespread, relentless medical catastrophe, it has been only in recent decades that science has appreciated the complexities of the problem and the long latencies before the asbestos-associated diseases appear clinically. After all these years, prevention remains the hallmark of disease control, as modern treatments remain, to a large extent, futile.

Asbestiform Fibers

Author : Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book Asbestiform Fibers written by Committee on Nonoccupational Health Risks of Asbestiform Fibers and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the more than 30 million tons of asbestos used in the United States since 1900 is still present as insulation in offices and schools, as vinyl-asbestos flooring in homes, and in other common products. This volume presents a comprehensive evaluation of the relation of these fibers to specific diseases and the extent of nonoccupational risks associated with them. It covers sources of asbestiform fibers, properties of the fibers, and carcinogenic and fibrogenic risks they pose.

100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma

Author : Harvey I. Pass
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0763787108
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (637 download)

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Book Synopsis 100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma by : Harvey I. Pass

Download or read book 100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma written by Harvey I. Pass and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-06-11 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you're a newly diagnosed Mesothelioma patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only book to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Mesothelioma, Third Edition gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, legal options, and much more. This outstanding team of authors -- led by a world-class lung disease expert -- provides an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

Integrating Conventional and Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care

Author : Tai Lahans
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0443100632
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book Integrating Conventional and Chinese Medicine in Cancer Care written by Tai Lahans and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2007-06-05 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new clinical resource clearly explains how to approach integrated care in a way that combines Chinese herbal medicine with Western medicine to enhance and improve medical care for patients with cancer - without undermining or negatively impacting patients' medical treatment. Each chapter covers a different type of cancer, first introducing the conventional medical understanding of that cancer including its etiology, diagnosis, and treatment according to staging and type. The chapter then covers that cancer from the perspective of Oriental medicine. Case studies illustrate the integration of treatment for each cancer type, raising important issues and considerations associated with specific cancers and treatments. Formulas are presented within the context of conventional treatment, intended to enhance the effectiveness of treatment and/or treat side effects without undermining the treatment's function. Each formula is followed by a discussion of how and why the herbs are used, including classical Chinese theory and relevant pharmaceutical studies. Staging and the age and performance status of various patients is used as a means by which to explain how formulas are changed. Case studies explore issues related to the integration of treatment for each type of cancer.