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The impact of early cancer detection and the treatment outcomes vary, as there are instances where even with available treatment, early detection may not enhance the overall survival. If the cancer screening does not change the treatment outcome, the screening only prolongs the time the individual lived with the knowledge of their cancer diagnosis.
Mesothelioma usually has a poor prognosis. Typical survival despite surgery is between 12 and 21 months depending on the stage of disease at diagnosis with about 7.5% of people surviving for 5 years. [89] Women, young people, people with low-stage cancers, and people with epithelioid cancers have better prognoses. [12]
1900 – Swedish Dr. Stenbeck cures a skin cancer with small doses of radiation [4]; 1920s – Dr. William B. Coley's immunotherapy treatment, regressed tumors in hundreds of cases, the success of Coley's Toxins attracted heavy resistance from his rival and supervisor, Dr. James Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of radiation therapy for cancer.
Amosite and crocidolite are considered the most hazardous asbestos fiber types; [5] however, chrysotile asbestos has also produced tumors in animals and is a recognized cause of asbestosis and malignant mesothelioma in humans, [6] and mesothelioma has been observed in people who were occupationally exposed to chrysotile, family members of the ...
Mesothelin is a 40 kDa protein that is expressed in mesothelial cells. [7] The protein was first identified by its reactivity with monoclonal antibody K1. [8] Subsequent cloning studies showed that the mesothelin gene encodes a precursor protein that is processed to yield mesothelin which is attached to the cell membrane by a glycophosphatidylinositol linkage and a 31-kDa shed fragment named ...
List of timelines; Chronology; See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline
Women have made great strides – and suffered some setbacks – throughout history, but many of their gains were made during two eras of activism. Timeline: The women's rights movement in the US ...
Lists of years or Tables of years are indexes that list all of the individual timelines by year that pertain to a specific topic. Timespans next to the timeline articles listed here include the date of the earliest item included in the linked timeline article.