"Talc" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Finely powdered native hydrous magnesium silicate. It is used as a dusting powder, either alone or with starch or boric acid, for medicinal and toilet preparations. It is also an excipient and filler for pills, tablets, and for dusting tablet molds. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
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D013627
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.524.500.850 D01.578.725.500.800 D01.837.725.700.760.535.800
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Talc" by people in Profiles.
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Asbestos and ovarian cancer: examining the historical evidence. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2021 01; 31(1):122-128.
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Preparation and evaluation of agglomerated crystals by crystallo-co-agglomeration: an integrated approach of principal component analysis and Box-Behnken experimental design. Int J Pharm. 2013 Aug 16; 452(1-2):135-56.
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Usefulness of imaging-guided catheter drainage and talc sclerotherapy in patients with metastatic gynecologic malignancies and symptomatic pleural effusions. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 Jul; 179(1):105-8.
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Malignant pleural effusions: treatment with small-bore-catheter thoracostomy and talc pleurodesis. Radiology. 1999 Jan; 210(1):277-81.
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CT appearance of the pleural space after talc pleurodesis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Jul; 169(1):89-91.
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Talc pleurodesis simulating pleural metastases on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Feb; 168(2):359-60.
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Lung function 22-35 years after treatment of idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax with talc poudrage or simple drainage. Thorax. 1988 Jul; 43(7):559-61.