Asbestos‐associated disease in United States shipyards
Irving J. Selikoff,Hammond Ec +1 more
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Risk of asbestos-associated disease has also been observed in workers in other trades where asbestos exposure occurs, and the principal hazards have been demonstrated to be cancer of a num ber of sites, and asbestosis.Abstract:
During the past 15 years the important disease potential of asbestos exposure has been clarified. The principal hazards have been demonstrated to be cancer of a num ber of sites, and asbestosis. Among asbes tos workers, approximately 20 percent of all deaths are due to lung cancer, six per cent or seven percent to pleural and/or peritoneal mesothelioma, and there is an excess found in several other categories (e.g., cancer of the esophagus, stomach, colon-rectum, oropharynx, larynx, kid ney). Table I provides an analysis of causes of death among 17,800 asbestos insula tion workers in the United States and Canada followed prospectively from January 1, 1967 to January 1, 1977. Risk of asbestos-associated disease has also been observed in workers in other trades where asbestos exposure occurs —¿read more
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Asbestos Exposure, Smoking, and Neoplasia
TL;DR: It is concluded that asbestos exposure should be minimized, that asbestos workers who do not smoke should never start, and that those now smoking should stop immediately.
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Household‐contact asbestos neoplastic risk*
TL;DR: The occupational risk associated with asbestos exposure has been well documented as mentioned in this paper, and recent experience proves that the risk is still present, involving large numbers of workers in various trades, including those who were exposed to these mineral fibers.
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The occurrence of asbestosis among insulation workers in the United States.
TL;DR: Information currently available concerning asbestosis has been derived largely from studies of employees of asbestos textile factories and should properly be referred to such individuals and is inadequate to speak now of “asbestos workers.”
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Mesothelioma Register 1967-68
M. Greenberg,T. A. L. Davies +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence is quoted suggesting that the observed annual incidence of approximately 120 definite mesotheliomata in England, Scotland, and Wales may considerably understate the true prevalence.
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Carcinogenicity of amosite asbestos.
TL;DR: The mortality experience of a group of 230 men previously employed in an amosite asbestos factory was studied, and total deaths were more than twice the number anticipated: 46.4 were expected, and 105 occurred.