In Cappadocia, Turkey, an unprecedented mesothelioma epidemic causes 50% of all deaths in three small villages. Initially linked solely to the exposure to a fibrous mineral, erionite, recent ...

There was no evident correlation between the occurrence of mesothelioma and the severity of asbestosis (Fig. 1 2 3). This is a biopsy of one of many nodules that studded the peritoneum ...

Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the tissues that line the mesothelium, the protective membrane that covers the lungs, chest walls, heart, and abdomen. Most cases of this cancer occur due ...