| Document ID (ISN) | 62478 |
| CIS number |
94-944 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0300-581X - Arbeitsmedizin - Sozialmedizin - Präventivmedizin |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lehnert G., Raithel H.J., Valentin H. |
| Title |
Asbestos exposure, asbestosis, and lung cancer |
| Original title |
Asbestfeinstaubexposition, Asbestose und Lungenkrebs [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Mar. 1992, Vol.27, No.3, p.96-101. Illus. 28 ref. |
| Abstract |
The connection between asbestos exposure, asbestosis and pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma has been well established by epidemiological studies. On the other hand, it is still unclear whether asbestos-exposed persons without asbestosis are also at a higher risk of developing mesothelioma. In order to answer this question, the international literature of the past ten years is reviewed. No evidence is found in support of an asbestos-related lung cancer without asbestosis or asbestos-induced lesions of the pleura. It is recommended that this kind of lung cancer not be included in the German list of occupational diseases. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; pleural mesothelioma; peritoneal mesothelioma; asbestosis; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; mesothelioma; schedule of occupational diseases; statistics; Germany |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos
Pneumoconioses
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Gastrointestinal diseases
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