Archive for the 'Occupational Asbestos Exposure' Category
A wide variety of companies and industries used, and even continue to use, asbestos. While asbestos has never respected job titles, working in certain occupations and industries may increase your likelihood (and that of your family via contaminated clothing) of having been exposed to asbestos.
May 2nd, 2008. Occupational respiratory cancers
In contrast, the search for an occupational exposure that should be routine in all cases of lung cancer, is generally more difficult because of the number of occupational aetiological factors and the absence of criteria that allow distinction of an occupational cancer from a tobacco related one. Therefore attention should be paid to the identification of occupational exposure in order to set up primary prevention programmes to prevent exposure still present in the working environment and, on the other hand, to identify the subjects entitled to the acknowledgement of occupational disease and/or to obtain the compensation available to asbestos victims.
April 29th, 2008. Prediction of mesothelioma and lung cancer in a cohort of asbestos exposed workers
Conclusion: This study provides predictions of asbestos-related mortality even in a selected cohort of exposed subjects, using previous knowledge about exposure-response relationship. The inclusion of individual information in the projection model helps reduce misclassification and improves the results. The method could be extended in other selected cohorts.
April 23rd, 2008. Cancer incidence among Finnish farmers, 1995-2005
Conclusions: The cancer incidence of Finnish farmers was significantly below the national average. The finding that lung cancer risk was low among dairy farmers but increased with a change to another type of farm production gives some support to the hypothesis that endotoxin exposure may decrease cancer risk.
April 18th, 2008. Measurement of trends in incidence of work-related skin and respiratory diseases, UK 1996-2005
Conclusions: Some estimated changes in incidence based on volunteer reporting may be biased by reporting fatigue; therefore apparent downward trends need to be interpreted cautiously. Differences in the population bases of the surveillance schemes and UK health service capacity constraints may also explain differences in trends found here.
April 16th, 2008. Work related mesothelioma: analysis of cases discovered at the Section for Occupational Medicine and Toxicology of Siena University during the years 2000-2007
Thus it is possible to find other malignant and nonmalignant asbestos-related diseases more frequently than mesothelioma. There is an evident risk in rebuilding, so the development of new cases due to these exposures is expected.
April 16th, 2008. Malignant mesothelioma (MM) in women: findings of the Mesothelioma Register of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region
The study highlights the role played by extra-occupational exposure to asbestos among women and the need for careful investigation into previous asbestos exposure in all females with MM. In order to improve our knowledge of the part played by factors other than occupational exposure to asbestos in triggering the disease, it is crucial to reduce he number of cases with no information or "unknown" exposure to this dangerous substance.
April 16th, 2008. Serum mesothelin dosages in follow-up of previously exposed workers
No significant variation was observed between mesothelin values at baseline and at follow-up (p = 0. 2).
April 16th, 2008. Mortality from pleural and peritoneal cancer in a cohort of asbestos workers, many years after start of the exposure: possible role of fibers clearance]
The risk for pleural cancer, rather than showing an indefinite increase, might reach a plateau when a sufficiently long time has elapsed since exposure. The different trends for pleural and peritoneal cancer might be related to clearance of the asbestos from the workers' lungs.
April 16th, 2008. Exposition to asbestos dust in agricultural environment. Some significant exposure forms documented by the Hospital Unit of Occupational Medicine of Hospital Institute of Cremona
At the moment there aren't full-blown asbestos-linked pathology but these workers are potentially at risk of getting them. So it has an importance both on individual and global level for the rural area near Cremona.
April 16th, 2008. Malignant pleuric mesothelioma in Sicily. Epidemiologic observations during the time 1998-2005
We have examined the epidemiologic data of the period 1988-1997 and 1998-2005 through the consultation of the Mesothelioma Sicilian Register; Mesothelioma Italian Register and of the available documentation in the Health Superior Institute. The study showed that the pleural malign mesothelioma in sicily and in Messina's area is reduced for the elimination of the asbestos and for the low use of asbestos in the sicilian industry.
April 16th, 2008. Pleural mesothelioma in barman with probable occupational exposure to asbestos
In some gaskets which are part of these coffee machines, we verified the presence of chrysotile fibers. Italian National Mesothelioma Register have reported a MM case with a professional origin arised in a barman with a certain diagnosis in 1999 (Tuscany Region).
April 16th, 2008. Health surveillance in workers with a previous exposure to asbestos: a method of retrospective evaluation of exposition
Four cases of pulmonary neoplasm and any case of mesothelioma have been diagnosed. This experience shows as the medical surveillance of a homogeneous group of workers can furnish useful data also to frame previous asbestos exposure in absence of environmental data.
April 16th, 2008. Activity of the Campania Register of Mesothelioma from july 2003 to October 2007
16%), Ship building (7. 5%).
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April 16th, 2008. Case studies on the malignant mesothelioma in Pellezzano (SA
All five patients answered the questionnaire and a team of doctors performed an on-the-spot investigation. The studies verified the existence of two kind of asbestos exposure, professional (Cotton Manufacture, Construction, Foundry) and environmental (cement-asbestos pre-fabricated since 1980 earthquake), that have to be analyzed further.
April 15th, 2008. Lung function predicts survival in a cohort of asbestos cement workers
Conclusion: Lung function decrease predicts risk of premature death better than exposure history and regular spirometry should therefore be offered as primary screening to all former asbestos workers. In workers with a history of high cumulative exposure or rapid lung function decrease or radiological signs (diffuse pleural thickening or small irregular opacities) more sensitive techniques (high resolution computer tomography) need to be applied. All smokers with a history of asbestos exposure should be given free smoking cessation therapy to prevent premature death and lung cancer in particular.
April 9th, 2008. An evaluation of the risks of lung cancer and mesothelioma from exposure to amphibole cleavage fragments
Lawrence, NY talc does not produce mesotheliomas in animals while amphibole asbestos does. In sum, the weight of evidence fully supports a conclusion that non-asbestiform amphiboles do not increase the risk of lung cancer or mesothelioma.
March 21st, 2008. Lung cancer and mesothelioma among engine room crew–case reports with risk assessment of previous and ongoing exposure to carcinogens
Conclusions: For the lung cancer cases, smoking and asbestos exposure were considered clear risk factors, and PAHs and nitroarenes possible risk factors. For the mesothelioma cases, former asbestos exposure was considered a causal factor. Asbestos can still be present on ships. Steps should be taken to reduce the exposure to asbestos, PAHs and nitroarenes, and smoking.
March 15th, 2008. Medico-legal aspects of mesothelioma.
In criminal law, the current approach of the Supreme Court is to demand evidence of strong causality, with a high logical probability and rational credibility, and beyond reasonable doubt, because criminal liability is personal as established in article 27 of the Italian Constitution. It is worth pointing out that all the levels of evidence indicated above must pass the test of scientific suitability or possibility.
March 14th, 2008. Malignant Mesothelioma Resistance to Apoptosis: Recent Discoveries and their Implication for Effective Therapeutic Strategies
The understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible of the malignant mesothelioma resistance to apoptosis is now advancing, allowing developing new therapeutic strategies to change the natural history and improve survival of patients. This review gives an overview of the main anti-apoptotic strategies devised by malignant mesothelioma and the therapeutic implication and opportunities for this cancer.
February 28th, 2008. Induction of mesothelioma in p53+/- mouse by intraperitoneal application of multi-wall carbon nanotube
Our results point out the possibility that carbon-made fibrous or rod-shaped micrometer particles may share the carcinogenic mechanisms postulated for asbestos. To maintain sound activity of industrialization of nanomaterials, it would be prudent to implement strategies to keep good control of exposure to fibrous or rod-shaped carbon materials both in the workplace and in the future market until the biological/ carcinogenic properties, especially of their long-term biodurability, are fully assessed.
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