Epidemiological
Mesothelioma mortality in Brazil, 1980-2003
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2008 Jul-Sep;14(3):170-5. [Link] Pedra F, Tambellini AT, Pereira Bde B, da Costa AC, de Castro HA. Center for the Study of Worker Health and Human Ecology, National School of Public Health, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. fpedra@ensp.fiocruz.br Abstract Although asbestos causes asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma, it remains…
Read MoreA Meta-Analysis of Asbestos-Related Cancer Risk That Addresses Fiber Size and Mineral Type
Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 2008 Aug 6:49-73. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Berman DW, Crump KS. Aeolus, Inc., Albany, California, USA. Abstract Quantitative estimates of the risk of lung cancer or mesothelioma in humans from asbestos exposure made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make use of estimates of potency factors based on phase-contrast…
Read MoreSensitivity analysis of the relationship between disease occurrence and distance from a putative source of pollution
Geospatial Health. 2008 May;2(2):263-71. [Link] Dreassi E, Lagazio C, Maule MM, Magnani C, Biggeri A. Dipartimento di Statistica G. Parenti, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy. Abstract The relation between disease risk and a point source of pollution is usually investigated using distance from the source as a proxy of exposure. The analysis may be based…
Read MoreA Meta-Analysis of Asbestos-Related Cancer Risk That Addresses Fiber Size and Mineral Type
Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 2008 Aug 6:49-73. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Berman DW, Crump KS. Aeolus, Inc., Albany, California, USA. Abstract Quantitative estimates of the risk of lung cancer or mesothelioma in humans from asbestos exposure made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make use of estimates of potency factors based on phase-contrast…
Read MoreSensitivity analysis of the relationship between disease occurrence and distance from a putative source of pollution
Geospatial Health. 2008 May;2(2):263-71. [Link] Dreassi E, Lagazio C, Maule MM, Magnani C, Biggeri A. Dipartimento di Statistica G. Parenti, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy. Abstract The relation between disease risk and a point source of pollution is usually investigated using distance from the source as a proxy of exposure. The analysis may be based…
Read MoreUse of hospital discharge records to estimate the incidence of malignant mesotheliomas
Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 2007 Mar-Jun;31(2-3):127-31. [Link] Stura A, Gangemi M, Mirabelli D. Università degli studi di Torino, Servizio epidemiologia dei tumori e Centro interdipartimentale G. Scansetti Torino. antonella.stura@cpo.it Abstract Setting: cancer registries usually adopt strategies for active case finding. Interest in using administrative sources of data is rising. Objective: to assess the usefullness of Hospital…
Read MoreIncidence of malignant mesothelioma in Piedmont, 1990-2001
Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 2007 Mar-Jun;31(2-3):132-8. [Link] Mirabelli D, Stura A, Gangemi M, Bertolotti M, Maule MM, Magnani C. Università degli studi di Torino, Servizio epidemiologia dei tumori e Centro interdipartimentale G. Scansetti Torino. dario.mirabelli@cpo.it Abstract Setting: age-, period-, and cohort-models allowed the prediction ofan increase in mortality from malignant mesotheliomas (MM) in Western Europe, expected…
Read MoreUpdate of Potency Factors for Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma
Critical Reviews in Toxicology. 2008 Aug 1:1. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Berman DW, Crump KS. Aeolus, Inc., Albany, California, USA. Abstract The most recent update of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) health assessment document for asbestos (Nicholson, 1986, referred to as “the EPA 1986 updateâ€) is now 20 years old. That document contains…
Read MoreEnvironmental exposure to Libby asbestos and mesotheliomas
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2008 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Whitehouse AC, Black CB, Heppe MS, Ruckdeschel J, Levin SM. Center for Asbestos Related Disease, Libby, Montana. Abstract Background: Thirty-one cases of mesothelioma resulting from exposure to Libby Asbestos have been identified from Libby, Montana. Eleven cases not previously reported are the…
Read MoreAssessment of biomarkers in asbestos-exposed workers as indicators of cancer risk
Mutation Research. 2008 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Amati M, Tomasetti M, Mariotti L, Tarquini LM, Valentino M, Santarelli L. Department of Molecular Pathology and Innovative Therapies, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy. Abstract Epidemiological studies have shown that mortality from malignant mesothelioma (MM) and lung cancer have increased…
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