Epidemiological
Asbestos Fibre Concentrations in the Lungs of Brake Workers: Another Look
Annals of Occupational Hygiene. 2008 Jun 23. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Finkelstein MM. Family Medicine Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, 60 Murray Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 3L9. Abstract Objective: To reanalyse data on the lung content of asbestos fibres among brake mechanics. Methods: I re-analysed data published by Butnor, Roggli and colleagues…
Read MoreSelect mortality and cancer incidence among residents in various U.S. communities that received asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore from Libby, Montana
Inhalation Toxicology. 2008 Jun;20(8):767-75. [Link] Horton DK, Bove F, Kapil V. Division of Health Studies, Surveillance and Registries Branch, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Abstract In response to the significantly elevated asbestosis mortality rates found in Libby, Montana, in 2000, this analysis evaluated whether other communities throughout the United States…
Read MorePemetrexed plus carboplatin in elderly patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: combined analysis of two phase II trials
British Journal of Cancer. 2008 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Ceresoli GL, Castagneto B, Zucali PA, Favaretto A, Mencoboni M, Grossi F, Cortinovis D, Conte GD, Ceribelli A, Bearz A, Salamina S, De Vincenzo F, Cappuzzo F, Marangolo M, Torri V, Santoro A. 1Department of Oncology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milano, Italy.…
Read MoreExcess of Mesotheliomas after Exposure to Chrysotile in Balangero, Italy
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2008 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Mirabelli D, Calisti R, Barone Adesi F, Fornero E, Merletti F, Magnani C. Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CeRMS and CPO-Piemonte, University of Turin, Italy. Abstract Context: Chrysotile from the mine in Balangero, Italy, is considered to be tremolite-free. In a cohort study of…
Read MoreLong-term mortality from pleural and peritoneal cancer after exposure to asbestos: Possible role of asbestos clearance
International Journal of Cancer. 2008 Jun 4. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Barone-Adesi F, Ferrante D, Bertolotti M, Todesco A, Mirabelli D, Terracini B, Magnani C. Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CeRMS and Center for Oncologic Prevention Piemonte, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. Abstract Models based on the multistage theory of carcinogenesis predict that the rate…
Read MoreMesothelioma due to environmental exposure to erionite in Turkey
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 14(4):322-325, July 2008. [Link] Dikensoy O. Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey. dikensoy@yahoo.com Abstract Purpose of review: The prevalence of malignant mesothelioma due to erionite exposure in Central Anatolia is very high. In this report, we review the recent developments on this epidemic on the basis of previous…
Read MoreTwo cases of asbestosis and one case of rounded atelectasis due to non-occupational asbestos exposure
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease. 2008 Mar;69(1):35-8. [Link] Candura SM, Binarelli A, Ragno G, Scafa F. Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy. stefano.candura@fsm.it Abstract Asbestos is a well-known cause of several neoplastic (malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer) and non-neoplastic (asbestosis, pleuropathies) occupational diseases. Lower-level exposure in the general environment may induce pleural plaques and…
Read MoreErionite-induced pleural plaques : Exposition to urban pollution in a female Turkish migrant in Germany
Der Chirurg. 2008 May 29. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Gräsel B, Kaya A, Stahl U, Rauber K, Kuntz C. Klinik für Allgemeine, Viszerale und Onkologische Chirurgie, Klinikum Wetzlar-Braunfels, Forsthausstraße 1–3, 35578, Wetzlar, Deutschland, bert.graesel@web.de. Abstract Erionite is a zeolite mineral of volcanic origin which contains no asbestos. It is found in different regions of…
Read MoreRailways and Asbestos in Japan (1928-1987) -Epidemiology of Pleural Plaques, Malignancies and Pneumoconioses
Journal of Occupational Health. 2008 May 21. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Hosoda Y, Hiraga Y, Sasagawa S. Formerly Japan National Railways Central Health Institute. Abstract Asbestos has been an indispensable insulating material for railway industries, especially steam locomotives (SLs). This review (1928-1987) consists of three parts. Pleural plaques: Since the 1970s, pleural plaques have…
Read MoreTrends in suspected and recognized occupational respiratory diseases in Germany between 1970 and 2005.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2008 May 19. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] van Kampen V, Merget R, Butz M, Taeger D, Brüning T. BGFA, Research Institute of Occupational Medicine, German Social Accident Insurance, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany. Abstract Background: Respiratory diseases represent a major proportion of occupational diseases in many countries. Little information…
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