Autoimmune antibodies and asbestos exposure: Evidence from Wittenoom, Western Australia
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DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22863
Abstract: BACKGROUND Studies comparing different forms of asbestos are rare, and limited by the failure to compare results with unexposed populations. We compare autoimmune responses among former workers and residents of the crocidolite mining and milling… read more here.
Keywords: antibodies asbestos; wittenoom; asbestos exposure; western australia ... See more keywords
Cancer Incidence in Asbestos-Exposed Workers: An Update on Four Finnish Cohorts
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DOI: 10.1016/j.shaw.2016.11.003
Abstract: Background We assessed the cancer risks of four different Finnish asbestos-exposed cohorts. We also explored if the cohorts with varying profiles of asbestos exposure exhibited varying relative risks of cancer. Methods The incident cancer cases… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos exposure; sir; cancer; asbestos ... See more keywords
Circulating microRNA-197-3p as a potential biomarker for asbestos exposure
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03189-9
Abstract: Asbestos is considered the main cause of diseases in workers exposed to this mineral in the workplace as well as an environmental pollutant. The association between asbestos and the onset of different diseases has been… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos exposure; exposure; potential biomarker; biomarker asbestos ... See more keywords
Malignant mesothelioma diagnosed at a younger age is associated with heavier asbestos exposure
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DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy089
Abstract: Asbestos exposure is the main etiology of malignant mesothelioma, but there are conflicting data on whether the intensity of exposure modulates the development of this disease. This study considered 594 patients with malignant mesothelioma for… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos exposure; younger age; age; asbestos ... See more keywords
Occupational asbestos exposure after the ban: a job exposure matrix developed in Italy.
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DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa118
Abstract: BACKGROUND Asbestos is a well-known carcinogen for humans. The aim of this study is to develop a tool to estimate occupational asbestos exposure in Italy after the ban using information collected in a national dataset.… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos exposure; exposure; exposure matrix; job exposure ... See more keywords
Past Asbestos Exposure in Rolling Stock Manufacturing in the Absence of Environmental Monitoring: An Original Method
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DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002656
Abstract: This study doesn’t have clinical significance, although the company presents 31 cases of mesothelioma due to occupational past asbestos exposure. One case with environmental and another one with familial exposure. The exposures showed in a… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos; past asbestos; rolling stock; asbestos exposure ... See more keywords
Association of mesothelioma deaths with the neighborhood asbestos exposure due to a large-scale asbestos-cement plant.
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DOI: 10.1111/cas.15802
Abstract: A causal relationship between mesothelioma and the occupational asbestos exposure is well known, while few studies have shown a relationship to non-occupational exposures. The aim of this study was to quantify the risk of mesothelioma… read more here.
Keywords: neighborhood asbestos; asbestos; due large; asbestos exposure ... See more keywords
O3B.6 The economic burden of work-related asbestos exposure
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DOI: 10.1136/oem-2019-epi.66
Abstract: The objective of this study was to estimate the economic burden of lung cancer and mesothelioma due to occupational and paraoccupational asbestos exposure in Canada. We estimated the lifetime cost of newly diagnosed lung cancer… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos exposure; economic burden; lung cancer; asbestos ... See more keywords
1708a Scores predictive for asbestos exposure, malignant mesothelioma and pleural plaque on the basis of comprehensive immunological analysis
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.138
Abstract: Introduction Our findings about immunological profiles resulted from asbestos exposure and related with malignant mesothelioma (MM) allowed us to think a possibility to construct immunological scoring system to screen mesothelioma and asbestos exposure. Therefore, the… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; asbestos exposure; asbestos; malignant mesothelioma ... See more keywords
Pleural plaques and risk of lung cancer in workers formerly occupationally exposed to asbestos: extension of follow-up
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2022-108337
Abstract: Background Occupational asbestos exposure is associated with pleural plaques (PP), a benign disease often seen as a marker of past exposure to asbestos and lung cancer. The association between these two diseases has not been… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; asbestos exposure; asbestos;
Incidence and mortality from malignant mesothelioma 1982–2020 and relationship with asbestos exposure: the Australian Mesothelioma Registry
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2022-108669
Abstract: Objectives Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon cancer associated with asbestos exposure, predominantly occupational. Asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003 but mesothelioma has a long latency and incident cases continue to present. The Australian… read more here.
Keywords: asbestos; incidence; mortality; mesothelioma ... See more keywords