| Document ID (ISN) | 111296 |
| CIS number |
10-0804 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Finkelstein M.M. |
| Title |
Absence of radiographic asbestosis and the risk of lung cancer among asbestos-cement workers: Extended follow-up of a cohort |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2010, Vol.53, No.11, p.1065-1069. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
A previous study of lung cancer risk among asbestos-cement workers in the Canadian Province of Ontario has been updated with an additional 12 years of follow-up. Subjects had received radiographic examination at 20 and 25 years from first exposure to asbestos. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated using the general population of Ontario as reference. Among asbestos-cement workers without radiographic asbestosis at 20 years latency, the lung cancer SMR was 3.84. Among workers without asbestosis when examined at 25 years latency, the SMR was 3.69. It is concluded that workers who did not have radiographic asbestosis at 20 or 25 years from first exposure to asbestos continued to have an increased risk of death from lung cancer during an additional 12 years of follow-up. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Ontario; asbestos cement; lung cancer; asbestosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; chest radiography; radiographic interpretation; long-term study; cohort study; risk factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Ontario |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos
Cancer and carcinogens
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