Epidemiological
Mesothelin-related predictive and prognostic factors in malignant mesothelioma: A nested case–control study
Lung Cancer. 2008 Feb 15 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Roe OD, Creaney J, Lundgren S, Larsson E, Sandeck H, Boffetta P, Nilsen TI, Robinson B, Kjaerheim K. Department of Oncology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway; Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Trondheim, Norway. Abstract…
Read MoreThe Lombardy Mesothelioma Register, Regional Operating Centre (ROC) of National Mesothelioma Register: organizative aspects
Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 2007 Sep-Oct;31(5):283-9. [Link] Mensi C, Termine L, Canti Z, Rivolta G, Riboldi L, Pesatori AC, Chiappino G. Dipartimento di medicina preventiva, ambientale e del lavoro, Fondazione IRCCS-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milano. Carolina.Mensi@unimi.it Abstract The Lombardy Mesothelioma Register (LMR) collects all incident cases of Malignant Mesothelioma (MM) occurring since January…
Read MoreRisk assessment due to environmental exposures to fibrous particulates associated with taconite ore
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2007 Nov 28 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Wilson R, McConnell EE, Ross M, Axten CW, Nolan RP. Department of Physics and the Center for Risk Assessment, 9 Oxford Street Rear, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA. Abstract In the early 1970s, it became a concern that exposure to the mineral…
Read MorePopulation-based epidemiology and prognosis of mesothelioma in Leeds, United Kingdom
Thorax. 2008 Jan 17 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Chapman A, Mulrennan S, Ladd B, Muers MF. Northalleton Hospital, United Kingdom. Abstract Introduction: Malignant mesothelioma is a fatal neoplasm, which is rapidly increasing in incidence throughout Western Europe. To date there have been no studies reporting upon the natural history and interventional practices on a…
Read MoreEpidemiology of pleural mesothelioma in a population with non-occupational asbestos exposure
Respirology. 2008 Jan;13(1):117-21. [Link] Metintas M, Metintas S, Ak G, Erginel S, Alatas F, Kurt E, Ucgun I, Yildirim H. Department of Chest Diseases, Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, EskiÅŸehir, Turkey. Abstract Background and objective: This study describes the epidemiology of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in a rural population with environmental asbestos exposure. Methods: Patients with…
Read MoreTwenty-five years of fiber analysis: what have we learned?
Human Pathology. 2008 Jan 8 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Roggli VL, Vollmer RT. Department of Pathology, Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers, Durham, NC 27705, USA. Abstract Asbestos exposure has resulted in a variety of diseases, including asbestosis, carcinoma of the lung (LC), pleural plaques, and malignant mesothelioma (MM). We hypothesized that there…
Read MoreEnvironmental mesothelioma associated with tremolite asbestos: Lessons from the experiences of Turkey, Greece, Corsica, New Caledonia and Cyprus
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2007 Nov 13 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Constantopoulos SH. University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina 451 10, Greece. Abstract Mediterranean regions such as Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Corsica and New Caledonia have experienced epidemics of malignant mesothelioma as a result of non-occupational, "domestic" exposure to tremolite asbestos and fibrous erionite. This…
Read MoreMalignant pleural mesothelioma: interrogations and hopes concerning the expected epidemic
Revue de Pneumologie Clinique. 2007 Dec;63(6):354-64. [Link] Margery J, Ruffié P. Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital d’Instruction des Armées Percy, 101, avenue Henri-Barbusse, 92140 Clamart. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare incurable tumor. Interest in MPM has increased in recent years due to a steadily increasing incidence subsequent to the intensive use of asbestosis,…
Read MoreCancer incidence among women and girls environmentally and occupationally exposed to blue asbestos at Wittenoom, Western Australia
International Journal of Cancer. 2007 Dec 20 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Reid A, Heyworth J, de Klerk NH, Musk B. Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia. Abstract The impact of crocidolite exposure on the health of former Wittenoom miners and millers (largely male) has been well…
Read MoreAsbestos related diseases in Italy: an integrated approach to identify unexpected professional or environmental exposure risks at municipal level
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2007 Dec 20 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Marinaccio A, Scarselli A, Binazzi A, Altavista P, Belli S, Mastrantonio M, Pasetto R, Uccelli R, Comba P. Epidemiology Unit, Department of Occupational Medicine, Italian National Institute for Occupational Safety and Prevention, Via Alessandria 220/E, 00198, Rome, Italy, alessandro.marinaccio@ispesl.it. Abstract…
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