Estela Rodriguez, Associate Director of Community Outreach-Thoracic Oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center shared HemOnc Today’s post on X, adding:
“Read more on our latest analysis of global burden of mesothelioma via JCO Global Oncology, highlighting the rising burden of this disease in women and geographic disparities based on asbestos exposure.
Work lead by Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami Hem/Onc Program Director, Kyle Edwards, Chinmay Jani, Estela Rodriguez, Gilberto Lopes, Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation.”
Quoting HemOnc Today’s post:
“Mesothelioma remains ‘a considerable public health problem‘ in the US, per Chinmay Jani, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues.
They found:
- Cases and deaths are rising
- No survival improvement since 1990
- Women bear a growing share of the disease burden.
Mesothelioma cases, deaths continue to rise despite asbestos regulations.”
Title: Geographic, Temporal, and Sex-Specific Trends in Mesothelioma Burden in the United States, 1990–2023
Authors: Kyle Edwards, Chinmay T. Jani, Kyle Rowley, Rodrigo Garcia-Santisteban, Ali Al Sbihi, Jeeya Patel, Dominic Marshall, Coral Olazagasti, Gilberto Lopes, Estelamari Rodriguez
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