Reports Outline Mesotheliomas Research from C. Pinto and Colleagues.

Fresh data on Mesotheliomas are presented in the report 'Expert opinions of the first italian consensus conference on the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma.' According to a study from Bologna, Italy, "Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a very important public health issue. A large amount of data indicates a relationship between mesothelioma and asbestos exposure."

"The incidence has both considerably and constantly increased over the past 2 decades in the industrialized countries and is expected to peak in 2010-2020. In Italy, a standardized-rate incidence in 2002 among men was 2.98 per 100,000 and 0.98 per 100,000 among women, with wide differences from one …