Mesothelioma

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Contributors......Page 8
Introduction......Page 12
1. The North American Experience with Malignant Mesothelioma......Page 16
2. History and Experience of Mesothelioma in Europe......Page 44
3. The History of Mesothelioma in Australia 1945–2001......Page 70
4. Mesothelioma and Exposure to Asbestos in South Africa: 1956–62......Page 102
5. Mesothelioma and Exposure to Asbestos in South Africa: 1962–2000......Page 108
6. Clinical and Palliative Care Aspects of Malignant Mesothelioma......Page 126
7. Pleuroscopy in the Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma......Page 142
8. Pathology of Mesothelioma......Page 158
9. Surgery and Staging of Malignant Mesothelioma......Page 200
10. Imaging in Mesothelioma......Page 216
11. Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma: Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy......Page 224
12. Gene Therapy for Malignant Mesothelioma......Page 238
13. Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Pleural Mesothelioma......Page 250
14. Doctors in the Courtroom......Page 268
15. Asbestos Fibres and their Interaction with Mesothelial Cells in vitro and in vivo......Page 288
16. Novel Molecular, Epidemiological, and Therapeutic Issues in Mesothelioma......Page 310
17. The Molecular Pathogenesis of Mesothelioma......Page 322
18. Immunotherapy of Malignant Mesothelioma......Page 340
19. Epidemiology of Mesothelioma......Page 354
20. Mesothelioma in Japan......Page 366
Index......Page 374