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…lung cancer after adjustment for smoking and asbestos, nor with mesothelioma after adjustment for asbestos. In the incidence study, there wa…

…n (SOC) code: UK Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) mesothelioma SOC classification table from 2017 to the third quarter of 2020…

…of asbestos bans, as well as the relationship between trends in mesothelioma cases and changing patterns of asbestos exposure.…

… 617 people (76% male; median age 77 years) were diagnosed with mesothelioma (with more cases likely to be reported due to a lag in reportin…

…delayed diagnosis, and deaths are on the rise. There were 2,446 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain in 2020, an increase of 6% compared wit…

…ds used, but these data support wider development of specialist mesothelioma networks.…

…nodule tools, which offer critical pathway support for imminent lung cancer screening and urgent referrals. Tumour segmentation AI offers p…

…ion by immunohistochemistry (10% ≥ 1+); ovarian, pancreatic and mesothelioma cancer patients will not require prospective screening due to t…

…ffuse pleural thickening=13%, mesothelioma=29%, asbestosis=18%, bronchial cancer=5%). Cases peaked 1999–2003 (n=91), declining steadily to n=11 …

… modest increase in the highest category of exposure to fibres. Mesothelioma mortality was increased (RR 7.64, CI 1.18 to 49.5) in the highe…

…horacic cancers in primary care. Intrathoracic cancers, such as lung cancer, mesothelioma and thymoma, represent diagnostic challenges in p…

…warranting targeted prevention and surveillance. In particular, melanoma risk underscores the need to minimise both occupational and rec…