Talc
"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)
| Descriptor ID |
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Talc" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Berge W, Mundt K, Luu H, Boffetta P. Genital use of talc and risk of ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2018 05; 27(3):248-257.
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Boujaoude Z, Bartter T, Abboud M, Pratter M, Abouzgheib W. Pleuroscopic Pleurodesis Combined With Tunneled Pleural Catheter for Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Observational Study. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2015 Jul; 22(3):237-43.