Epidemiological
Renal cell carcinoma with malignant pleural mesothelioma after asbestos exposure: a case report
Hinyokika Kiyo. 2007 Nov;53(11):805-8. [Link] Sawazaki H, Yoshikawa T, Takahashi T, Taki Y, Takeuchi H, Sakai Y. Department of Urology, Toyooka Hospital. Abstract A 66-year-old man visited complaining of cough and sore throat. He had been exposed to asbestos 43 years ago. Chest X-ray revealed left pleural effusion and abnormal shadow in the right lung…
Read MoreSoluble mesothelin-related peptides (SMRP) – High stability of a potential tumor marker for mesothelioma
Cancer Biomarkers. 2007;3(6):287-92. [Link] Weber DG, Taeger D, Pesch B, Kraus T, Brüning T, Johnen G. BG Institute for Occupational Medicine (BGFA), Ruhr University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany. Abstract SMRP (soluble mesothelin-related peptides) is a promising marker for detection of malignant mesotheliomas (MM) in serum that has not yet been validated in appropriate epidemiological studies.…
Read MoreHuman health effects associated with the commercial use of grunerite asbestos (amosite): Paterson, NJ; Tyler, TX; Uxbridge, UK
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2007 Oct 11 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Ribak J, Ribak G. National Institute of Environmental and Occupational Health, Post Office Box 3, Raanana 43100, Israel. Abstract Grunerite asbestos (amosite) has been shown in epidemiological and experimental animal studies to cause lung cancer, mesothelioma and pulmonary fibrosis commonly referred to as…
Read MoreMesothelioma: You do not have to work for it
Diagnostic Cytopathology. 2007 Dec;35(12):774-7. [Link] Ampleford EJ, Ohar J. Center for Human Genomics, Wake Forest University, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Abstract Asbestos pollution is a global problem. Asbestos exposure induced mesothelioma does not require an occupational type of exposure. Bystander exposures may result in earlier age of disease onset and more aggressive disease…
Read MoreAn overview of the risk of lung cancer in relation to exposure to asbestos and of taconite miners
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2007 Oct 5 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Berry G, Gibbs GW. School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. Abstract Exposure–response relationships between the relative risk of lung cancer and quantitative measures of exposure to asbestos are available from a number of epidemiological studies. Meta-analyses of these relationships…
Read MoreInvestigation of exposures to commercial asbestos in northeastern Minnesota iron miners who developed mesothelioma
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology . 2007 Oct 5 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Brunner WM, Williams AN, Bender AP. Chronic Disease and Environmental Epidemiology, Minnesota Department of Health, 85 East 7th Place, P.O. Box 64882, St. Paul, MN 55164-0882, USA. Abstract A 70% excess of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, has been reported among men in…
Read MoreAnalysis of latency time and its determinants in asbestos related malignant mesothelioma cases of the Italian register
European Journal of Cancer. 2007 Dec;43(18):2722-8. Epub 2007 Nov 5. [Link] Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Cauzillo G, Cavone D, Zotti RD, Ferrante P, Gennaro V, Gorini G, Menegozzo M, Mensi C, Merler E, Mirabelli D, Montanaro F, Musti M, Pannelli F, Romanelli A, Scarselli A, Tumino R; Italian Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM) Working Group. National Institute…
Read MoreMesothelioma in vehicle mechanics: is the risk different for Australians?
Occupational Medicine. 2007 Dec;57(8):581-9. Epub 2007 Oct 27. [Link] Kelsh MA, Craven VA, Teta MJ, Mowat FS, Goodman M. Exponent, Inc., 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. Abstract Background: The question of whether vehicle mechanics have an increased risk of mesothelioma has important public health implications. Calculations of relative risk using case reports…
Read MoreAsbestos exposure, legislation and diseases in the Czech Republic
Central European Journal of Public Health. 2007 Sep;15(3):99-102. [Link] Pelclová D, Fenclová Z, Urban P. Department of Occupational Medicine, Charles University, Prague. daniela.pelclova@lf1.cuni.cz Abstract Asbestos manufacturing has been banned in the Czech Republic; however, about 280 workers in the 2nd-4th work category have been exposed during the remediation of asbestos, and the health consequences of…
Read MorePeritoneal mesothelioma: a review
MedGenMed. 2007 May 10;9(2):32. [Link] Bridda A, Padoan I, Mencarelli R, Frego M. Clinica Chirurgica I, Department of Surgical and Gastroenterological Sciences, University of Padua, School of Medicine, Via Giustiniani 2, Policlinico III Piano, 35128 Padova, Italy. alex@omniazone.com Abstract Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare aggressive tumor of the peritoneum, regarded as a universally…
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