Centro de Documentacion de Fundación MAPFRE - Lung cancer mortality among asbestos textile workers : a review and update

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Lung cancer mortality among asbestos textile workers : a review and update / John M. Dement and David P. Brown

Paper read at the Workshop on Health Risks Associated with Chrysotile Asbestos, held in Jersey, Channel Islands, 14-17 November 1993

Sumario: Strong exposure-response relationships have been found for lung cancer and for non-malignant respiratory diseases. The data suggest a doubling of the lung cancer risk at an exposure of approximately 30 fibre years. Mortality from pneumoconiosis and other respiratory diseases was elevated at even the lowest cumulative exposure category. A nested case-control analysis failed to demonstrate a significant role for mineral oil exposure in the etiology of lung cancer. Differences in airbone fibre sizes may be important in explaining different lung cancer an pneumoconiosis risks in various industries. In particular, the data on airborne fibres in textile manufacturing industries suggested 11-27% were longer than 5 mc compared to 2-5% for mining and milling

En: The Annals of occupational hygiene. - Oxford [etc.]. - nº 4, August 1994 ; p. 525-532

1. Higiene industrial . 2. Industria textil . 3. Amianto . 4. Fibra mineral . 5. Enfermedades profesionales . 6. Enfermedades pulmonares . 7. Cáncer . 8. Mortalidad . I. Brown, David P. . II. Título. III. Título: The Annals of occupational hygiene.