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mesothelioma

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mesothelioma [‚me·zō‚thē·lē′ō·mə]
(medicine)
A primary benign or malignant tumor composed of cells resembling the mesothelium.


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In fact, mesothelioma (an asbestos-related illness) claims have doubled in the last five years, according to Fergus Kerr, director of the Occupational Disease and Survivor Benefit program.
The company is currently seeking approval for a combination therapy of Briplatin (cisplatin) and pemetrexed for malignant pleural mesothelioma, a malignant tumor induced by exposure to asbestos.
Our death rate from mesothelioma is proportionately five times greater than in the U.
 
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