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    The simmering debate about which surgical treatment is preferred for malignant pleural mesothelioma has become considerably more one-sided lately, further addressed by surgeon Loic…
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    The small-cell lung cancer that killed legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno may have been caused by a long-ago exposure to asbestos.
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