Search Results - "Cavone, Domenica"
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Nanoparticles: An Experimental Study of Zinc Nanoparticles Toxicity on Marine Crustaceans. General Overview on the Health Implications in Humans
Published in Frontiers in public health (21-05-2020)“…The presence of products containing nanoparticles or nanofibers is rapidly growing. Nanotechnology involves a wide spectrum of industrial fields. There is a…”
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COVID-19 hospital outbreaks: Protecting healthcare workers to protect frail patients. An Italian observational cohort study
Published in International journal of infectious diseases (01-01-2021)“…•This study included 3570 healthcare workers who underwent nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs.•The workers were divided into two groups based on COVID-19…”
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Environmental asbestos exposure and mesothelioma cases in Bari, Apulia region, southern Italy: a national interest site for land reclamation
Published in Environmental science and pollution research international (01-06-2018)“…Asbestos is an environmental carcinogen, and asbestos-related diseases are a global-scale public health issue. We report three cases (one male and two females)…”
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Confirmatory validation of a brief patient-reported outcome measure assessing psychological distress in caregivers of malignant mesothelioma patients: the Mesothelioma Psychological Distress Tool–Caregivers
Published in Frontiers in psychology (23-10-2024)“…Objective The diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma (MM) can be devastating for both patients and caregivers, who may experience intense suffering from a…”
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Legionnaires’ disease arising with hirsutism: case report of an extremely confusing event
Published in BMC infectious diseases (06-06-2021)“…Abstract Background Legionella bacteria is a common cause of pneumonia, but the infection may affect several organs in the most serious cases. A systemic…”
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Mesothelioma and Colorectal Cancer: Report of Four Cases with Synchronous and Metachronous Presentation
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-03-2022)“…There is evidence that asbestos could play a role in the carcinogenesis of digestive cancers. The presence of asbestos fibres in histological samples from…”
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Molecular Pathways in Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Minireview of New Insights
Published in Frontiers in oncology (10-02-2022)“…Mesothelioma is a rare malignant neoplasm with poor survival. It mainly affects the pleura (90%) but can arise in all serous cavities: peritoneum (5-10%),…”
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Association between asbestos exposure and pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis malignant mesothelioma: a case–control study and epidemiological remarks
Published in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health (01-11-2020)“…Objectives The purposes of this study are to describe the epidemiology of pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis mesothelioma and assess the role of asbestos…”
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Asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a systematic review and the experience of the Apulia (southern Italy) mesothelioma register
Published in Environmental health (30-08-2019)“…Malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis (MMTVT) is a rare disease with a poor prognosis. The diagnosis and management of these lesions are often…”
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Peritoneal Mesothelioma with Residential Asbestos Exposure. Report of a Case with Long Survival (Seventeen Years) Analyzed by Cgh-Array
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (22-08-2017)“…Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive tumor with limited therapeutic options. We report a case of a malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM)…”
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Pleural mesothelioma risk by industry and occupation: results from the Multicentre Italian Study on the Etiology of Mesothelioma (MISEM)
Published in Environmental health (18-06-2022)“…Abstract Background The Italian mesothelioma registry (ReNaM) estimates mesothelioma incidence and addresses its etiology by assessing cases’ exposures but…”
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Case report: Mesothelioma and BAP1 tumor predisposition syndrome: Implications for public health
Published in Frontiers in oncology (04-08-2022)“…BRCA-1 associated protein 1 (BAP1) tumour predisposition syndrome (TPDS) is a hereditary condition characterised by germline mutation of the tumour suppressor…”
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Evaluation of prognostic histological parameters proposed for pleural mesothelioma in diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. A short report
Published in Diagnostic pathology (22-07-2021)“…Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare malignant neoplasm with poor survival that shares some similarities with the best-known pleural…”
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Authors’ response: Mezei et al's "Comments on a recent case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium and the tunica vaginalis testis"
Published in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health (01-01-2021)“…Mezei et al's letter (1) is an opportunity to provide more details about our study on pericardial and tunica vaginalis testis (TVT) mesothelioma (2), which is…”
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Response to the "Letter to the Editor" by Gabor Mezei et al., Comments on Vimercati et al., 2019, "Asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a systematic review and the experience of the Apulia (Southern Italy) mesothelioma register"
Published in Environmental health (26-12-2019)“…Keywords: Malignant mesothelioma, Tunica vaginalis testis, Epidemiology, Etiology…”
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Clinical investigation of former workers exposed to asbestos: the health surveillance experience of an Italian University Hospital
Published in Frontiers in public health (17-06-2024)“…The need for health surveillance of former workers exposed to asbestos was provided by law in Italy after the asbestos ban in 1992. We describe the results of…”
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The relationship between malignant mesothelioma and an asbestos cement plant environmental risk: a spatial case–control study in the city of Bari (Italy)
Published in International archives of occupational and environmental health (01-03-2009)“…Objectives To estimate the mesothelioma risk and environmental asbestos exposure (EAE) due to an asbestos-cement plant. Methods A spatial case–control study…”
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Prognostic Value of Ki67 Percentage, WT-1 Expression and p16/CDKN2A Deletion in Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Single-Centre Cohort Study
Published in Diagnostics (Basel) (09-06-2020)“…Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare malignant neoplasm with a poor survival. Although some advances in knowledge have been obtained for…”
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Analysis of latency time and its determinants in asbestos related malignant mesothelioma cases of the Italian register
Published in European journal of cancer (1990) (01-12-2007)“…Abstract Italy was an important producer of raw asbestos until 1992 (when it was banned) and it is now experiencing severe public health consequences due to…”
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Relationships among Indoor Radon, Earthquake Magnitude Data and Lung Cancer Risks in a Residential Building of an Apulian Town (Southern Italy)
Published in Atmosphere (01-10-2021)“…(1) Background: The association of radon-222 with lung cancer is well studied. The aim of the study was to validate a model of indoor radon measurements, to…”
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