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We performed mortality studies in Tuzkoy, Karain and Sarihidir villages in which environmental erionite exposure was well documented. Mortality study performed in Tuzkoy village between 1980-1994 showed that 52.1% of total deaths was due to malignancies (total 225 cancer deaths). 46.5% of malignancy deaths was due to malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and 26.5% was due to malignant peritoneal...
The interaction between neoplasms and hemostatic system is of paramount importance in the pathophysiology of not only hemorrhagic and thrombotic events but also in tumor invasion and metastasis. Urokinase type plasminogen activator (uPA) has been extensively studied in cancer since it converts plasminogen to plasmin which degrades fibrin and some extracellular matrix components. This study was planned...