Laura S. Welch

TL;DR: A systematic review evaluated the current evidence for CRS and PIC for DMPM, which demonstrated an improved overall survival, as compared to historical controls, using systemic chemotherapy and palliative surgery.

TL;DR: In this article, a single institution's experience with 68 patients (21 females, 47 males) prospectively treated over the last 2 decades with an aggressive local-regional approach, combining maximal cytoreductive surgery with heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy and early postoperative intra-peritoneAL chemotherapy, resulted in a median survival of 67 months.

TL;DR: Although the epidemic of asbestos-related disease has plateaued or is expected to plateau in most of the developed world, little is known about the epidemic in developing countries, and it is obvious that increased asbestos use by these countries will result in an increase in asbestos- related diseases in the future.

TL;DR: Painters had an increased prevalence of oligospermia and azoospermies and an increased odds ratio for a lower sperm count per ejaculate, while smoking was controlled.

TL;DR: A significant association between standing on the job and preterm birth was demonstrated when adjustment was made for the following variables in a logistic regression model: parity, smoking, education, caffeine use, marijuana use, race, gestational age at interview, and marital status.