Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Occupational and Non-Occupational Asbestos Exposures

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Occupational and Non-Occupational Asbestos Exposures

The objectives of this study was to review many epidemiological risk factors on the occurrence of malignant pleural mesothelioma among occupational and nonoccupational asbestos-exposed men and women mentioned in several previous studies. Asbestos exposure is a well-documented etiological factor of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The majority of cases are men and only 40% of female cases are occ...

Occupational and non-occupational attributable risk of asbestos exposure for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

OBJECTIVES To estimate the proportion of pleural mesothelioma cases that can be attributed to asbestos exposure in France including non-occupational exposure. METHODS A population-based case-control study including 437 incident cases and 874 controls was conducted from 1998 to 2002. Occupational and non-occupational asbestos exposure was assessed retrospectively by two expert hygienists. ORs ...

Pleural malignant mesothelioma and non-occupational exposure to asbestos in Casale Monferrato, Italy.

OBJECTIVES To assess and quantify the occurrence of pleural malignant mesotheliomas in people who neither experienced occupational exposure to asbestos nor were married to (or known to live with) workers exposed to asbestos in the workplace. The study was conducted in the area of the local health authority of Casale Monferrato, in north western Italy, where a large factory that produced asbesto...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma caused by non-occupational childhood exposure to asbestos.

Authors's response: Pleural mesothelioma and occupational and non-occupational asbestos exposure: a case-control study with quantitative risk assessment.

OBJECTIVES Casale Monferrato (north west Italy) is an area with an exceptionally high incidence of mesothelioma caused by asbestos contamination at work and in the general environment from the asbestos-cement Eternit plant that was operational until 1986. The purpose of this study was to quantify the association between pleural malignant mesothelioma (PMM) and asbestos cumulative exposure using...