Asbestos and cancer:the worst is yet to comeJames Leigh
The 6 types of asbestos are: Actinolite Amosite (also called cummingtonite-grunerite) Anthophyllite Chrysotile Crocidolite (also called riebeckite) Tremolite Every type of asbestos can cause cancer, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...
The toxicity of asbestos is related to its shape, size and type. Asbestos isconsidered toxic when the width of fibrils released into the air is less than five microns(Environmental Protection Agency). Larger fibrils of asbestos may not b... B Goodman 被引量: 0发表: 0年 Is lung cancer as...
Geyer SJ. Asbestos, asbestosis, smoking, and lung cancer: study bias and confounding issues that complicate the interpretation of the results. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2014;189:115-116. SJ Geyer - 《American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine》 ...
The assertion that asbestosis must be present in order to attribute a lung cancer to asbestos exposure does not meet accepted standards for establishing causation. In addition, some evidence has been incorrectly cited in support of this position. This discussion can benefit from clearer definition...
Asbestos exposure can cause asbestosis, a condition where the lungs become scarred and hardened over time. While it isn’t cancer, asbestos is a chronic illness with no cure. Mesothelioma Hope can help you or a loved one pursue compensation for treatment after an asbestosis diagnosis. Learn ...
Asbestos is a natural mineral and carcinogen that causes mesothelioma. Learn about how to identify it, cancers caused by asbestos and asbestos litigation.
Cancer of the larynx and the lung in a patient with asbestosis. Having reviewed the literature on the occurrence of malignant tumours of the pleura and lung in association with exposure to asbestos dust, the authors rel... M Musti,F Vimercati - 《Medicina Del Lavoro》 被引量: 0发表: 197...
The study was designed to test the hypothesis that the risk of lung cancer from asbestos exposure is confined to persons with radiographic evidence of pulmonary fibrosis. Occupational and smoking histories were obtained from 271 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of primary lung cancer and 678 refere...
Although exposure to asbestos is the primary cause of mesothelioma, a slow-developing cancer, researchers believe that infection by the SV40 virus is a contributing cause, since in the United States 60 percent of tissue samples from mesotheliomas, but none from healthy tissue, contain SV40. SV40...