Predicted mortality from malignant mesothelioma among women exposed to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia

Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2008 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Reid A, Berry G, Heyworth JS, de Klerk N, Musk AB. University of Western Australia, Australia Abstract Introduction: Nearly 3,000 women and girls were documented to have lived at the blue asbestos mining and milling town of Wittenoom, in Western Australia between 1943…

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Survival of pleural malignant mesothelioma in Italy: a population-based study

International Journal of Cancer. 2009 Jan 1;124(1):201-7. [Link] Montanaro F, Rosato R, Gangemi M, Roberti S, Ricceri F, Merler E, Gennaro V, Romanelli A, Chellini E, Pascucci C, Musti M, Nicita C, Barbieri PG, Marinaccio A, Magnani C, Mirabelli D. Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Liguria Mesothelioma Registry, National Cancer Research Institute IST, Genoa, Italy.…

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Survival of peritoneal malignant mesothelioma in Italy: a population-based study

International Journal of Cancer. 2009 Jan 1;124(1):194-200. [Link] Mirabelli D, Roberti S, Gangemi M, Rosato R, Ricceri F, Merler E, Gennaro V, Mangone L, Gorini G, Pascucci C, Cavone D, Nicita C, Barbieri PG, Marinaccio A, Magnani C, Montanaro F. Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. dario.mirabelli@cpo.it Abstract In some population-based studies,…

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Asbestos Surveillance Program Aachen (ASPA): initial results from baseline screening for lung cancer in asbestos-exposed high-risk individuals using low-dose multidetector-row CT

European Radiology. 2007 May;17(5):1193-9. Epub 2006 Sep 20. [Link] Das M, Mühlenbruch G, Mahnken AH, Hering KG, Sirbu H, Zschiesche W, Knoll L, Felten MK, Kraus T, Günther RW, Wildberger JE. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany. das@rad.rwth-aachen.de Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence…

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The role of polio-vaccine in pleural mesothelioma–an epidemiological observation

Collegium Antropologicum. 2008 Jun;32(2):479-83. [Link] Sarić M, Curin K, Varnai VM. Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia. marko@imi.hr Abstract From the Croatian Cancer Registry (period 1991-1997) 194 malignant pleural mesothelioma patients were collected. According to participation in polio vaccination mass campaign in 1961 that covered the entire Croatian population aged 3 months…

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Occupational exposure to asbestos and mortality among asbestos removal workers: a Poisson regression analysis

British Journal of Cancer. 2008 Sep 2;99(5):822-9. Epub 2008 Aug 19. [Link] Frost G, Harding AH, Darnton A, McElvenny D, Morgan D. Health & Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK. Gillian.Frost@hsl.gov.uk Abstract The asbestos industry has shifted from manufacture to stripping/removal work. The aim of this study was to investigate early indications…

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Asbestos clinics and asbestos health examinations–findings from a questionnaire survey of implementing organizations

Sangyo Eiseigaku Zasshi. 2008 Sep;50(5):145-51. Epub 2008 Aug 22. [Link] Nagao N, Nishikawa K, Kiyomoto Y, Todoroki M, Hoshuyama T, Takahashi K. Department of Emergency, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Japan. Abstract In June 2005 the press reported that many former employees of a company which used asbestos, and individuals who lived near the company’s factory, had…

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Mesothelioma Epidemiology, Carcinogenesis, and Pathogenesis

Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2008 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Yang H, Testa JR, Carbone M. Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 96813, USA. Abstract Opinion Statement: The incidence of mesothelioma has gone from almost none to the current 2500-3000 cases per year in the USA. This estimate…

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Malignant mesothelioma in garment sewing-machine workers

La Medicina del Lavoro. 2008 May-Jun;99(3):187-93. [Link] Barbieri PG, Somigliana A, Girelli R, Lombardi S, Festa R, Silvestri S. Servizio Prevenzione e Sicurezza Ambienti di Lavoro, ASL Brescia. pietro.barbieri@aslbrescia.it Abstract Background: Due to poor information collected through patient interviews, a considerable number of malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases still remain classified as "unknown" asbestos exposure in…

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