Epidemiological
Incidence and descriptive epidemiology of mesothelioma in the United States, 1999-2002
International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 2007 Oct-Dec;13(4):398-403. [Link] Larson T, Melnikova N, Davis SI, Jamison P. Division of Health Studies, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. thl3@cdc.gov Abstract To estimate the recent incidence of mesothelioma in the United States and characterize its descriptive epidemiology, incidence data were obtained…
Read MoreRisk of gastrointestinal cancers from inhalation and ingestion of asbestos
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2007 Oct 26 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Gamble J. International Environmental Research Foundation, P.O. Box 3459, Grand Central Station, New York, NY 10163-3459, USA. Abstract This paper summarizes the weight of epidemiological evidence to evaluate the hypothesis that asbestos exposure is causally associated with increased risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancers…
Read MoreThe Burden of Cancer at Work: Estimation as the first step to prevention
Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007 Dec 13 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Rushton L, Hutchings S, Brown TP. Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Abstract Objectives: Work-related cancers are largely preventable. The overall aim of this project is to estimate the current burden of cancer in Great Britain attributable to occupational factors and identify carcinogenic agents,…
Read MoreFluoro-edenite fibres induce lung cell apoptosis: an in vivo study
Histology and Histopathology. 2008 Mar;23(3):319-26. [Link] Loreto C, Rapisarda V, Carnazza ML, Musumeci G, Valentino M, Fenga C, Martinez G. Department of Anatomy, Diagnostic Pathology, Forensic Medicine, Hygiene and Public Health, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. carla.loreto@unict.it Abstract We previously showed that apoptosis in the lungs of sheep exposed to fluoro-edenite fibres is induced via…
Read MoreMesothelioma incidence around Goor, The Netherlands, and far beyond, the asbestos drama unfolds
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde. 2007 Nov 3;151(44):2422-5. [Link] van der Laan G. Klinisch Arbeidsgeneeskundige, Academisch Medisch Centrum/Universiteit van Amsterdam, Coronel Instituut voor Arbeid en Gezondheid, Nederlands Centrum voor Beroepsziekten, Postbus 22.660, 1100 DD Amsterdam. g.vanderlaan@amc.uva.nl Abstract Whereas the carcinogenic properties of asbestos have been known for more than 70 years, the mesothelioma epidemic in Europe…
Read MoreEnvironmental exposure to asbestos in the area around Goor has been established as the cause of pleural mesothelioma in women
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde. 2007 Nov 3;151(44):2453-9. [Link] Sinninghe Damsté HE, Siesling S, Burdorf A. Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, locatie Twenteborg Ziekenhuis, Afd. Longziekten, Almelo. Abstract Objective: To determine whether a disease cluster of 22 additional cases of pleural mesothelioma among women could be attributed to environmental asbestos exposure due to asbestos fibers from waste material on…
Read MoreThe epidemiologic surveillance of malignant mesothelioma in the Lower Iseo Lake area
Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4 Suppl 1):16-22. [Link] Barbieri PG, Somigliana A, Caironi M, Migliori M. Unità operativa Medicina del lavoro, Servizio prevenzione e sicurezza ambienti di lavoro, ASL Brescia. pietro.barbieri@aslbrescia.it Abstract Starting from an hospital observation of the mesotheliomas cluster in women living in a lakeside area (Iseo lake, Northern Italy), an epidemiological surveillance…
Read MoreEpidemiological surveillance of malignant mesothelioma cases in Italy: incidence and asbestos exposure figures by the Italian mesothelioma registry (ReNaM)
Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4 Suppl 1):23-6. [Link] Marinaccio A, Binazzi A, Cauzillo G, Chellini E, De Zotti R, Gennaro V, Menegozzo M, Mensi C, Merler E, Mirabelli D, Musti M, Pannelli F, Romanelli A, Scarselli A, Tosi S, Tumino R, Nesti M; Gruppo di lavoro ReNaM. ISPESL, Dipartimento di medicina del lavoro, Laboratorio di…
Read MoreAsbestos exposure in the non-asbestos textile industry: the experience of the Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry
Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4 Suppl 1):27-30. [Link] Mensi C, Macchione M, Termine L, Canti Z, Rivolta G, Riboldi L, Chiappino G. Dipartimento di medicina preventiva, ambientale e del lavoro, Fondazione IRCCS-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena. Carolina.Mensi@unimi.it Abstract The Lombardy Mesothelioma Registry, activated in 2000, receives more than 300 cases per year of…
Read MoreAsbestos: a long lasting tragedy. Useful considerations for a historical reconstruction of the most remarkable facts
Epidemiologia e Prevenzione. 2007 Jul-Aug;31(4 Suppl 1):53-74. [Link] Carnevale F. Azienda sanitaria di Firenze. francesco.carnevale@asf.toscana.it Abstract A thought back on the "epic of asbestos" scanning the fundamental steps, from the "discovery" of the adverse effects for the workers. A first phase, the "asbestosis one" concluded in Britain in the early thirties with the issue of…
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