The pleura is a two-layered membrane that covers the lung. Between the layers is a small amount of lubricating fluid, known as pleural fluid, which helps cushion the lung and reduce friction ...

"Breathing high levels of asbestos fibers for a long time may result in scar-like tissue in the lungs and in the pleural membrane (lining) that surrounds the lung," the CDC's Agency for Toxic ...

Clin Lung Cancer. 2010;11(1):30-35. A total of 294 treatment cycles were administered to the 62 patients, with a median number of 6 cycles per patient (range, 1–6 cycles). Of 62 patients, 56 ...

Moreover, liquid biopsies not only include serum, but various biological fluids, such as pleural liquid, cerebrospinal fluid, saliva and urine. Therefore, dependent on the cancer type, it might be ...

dFlow Cytometry Laboratory, Department of Cancer Pathomorphology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, ERN-EuroBloodNet Member, Warsaw, Poland eDepartment of Lymphoid ...