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Commentary on Notification and Recordkeeping of Occupational Mesothelioma in India. [PDF]

Am J Ind Med
ABSTRACT In India, some occupational diseases are notifiable under the Mines Act, 1952, and the Factories Act, 1948. Mesothelioma, primarily attributable to asbestos exposure, has been listed specifically as one of the notifiable diseases under the Mines Act, 1952, and is notifiable under the category of occupational cancer in the Factories Act, 1948 ...
Singh R, Frank AL.
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Twenty-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study of Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among Workers in Two Primary Aluminum Prebake Smelters. [PDF]

Am J Ind Med
ABSTRACT Background Classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, aluminum production has been transitioning towards lower polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon‐emitting prebake smelters. This study explored the risk of cancer and mortality over 20 years follow‐up among a cohort of aluminum prebake smelter workers ...
Kinsman N, Dimitriadis C, Del Monaco A, Benke G, Xie S, Sim M, Gwini S, Walker-Bone K.   +7 more
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Pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer risks in relation to occupational history and asbestos lung burden. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: We have conducted a population-based study of pleural mesothelioma patients with occupational histories and measured asbestos lung burdens in occupationally exposed workers and in the general population.
Burdett, G, Carpenter, J, Darnton, A, Davison, L, Franchini, A, Gilham, C, Hodgson, J, Nicholson, AG, Peto, J, Rake, C   +9 more
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Surface reactivity of amphibole asbestos. A comparison between crocidolite and tremolite [PDF]

, 2017
Among asbestos minerals, fibrous riebeckite (crocidolite) and tremolite share the amphibole structure but largely differ in terms of their iron content and oxidation state. In asbestos toxicology, iron-generated free radicals are largely held as one of
Andreozzi, Giovanni B., Corazzari, Ingrid, Pacella, Alessandro, Tomatis, Maura, Turci, Francesco   +4 more
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Mongolia: Failure of Total Banning of Asbestos

Annals of Global Health, 2023
The primary uses of asbestos in Mongolia are in thermal power plants, construction and at railway companies. There is, however, limited data on both asbestos consumption and asbestos related disease (ARD) in Mongolia.
Naransukh Damiran, Arthur L. Frank
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Hemolysis and its impact on cell-free microRNA biomarkers

Frontiers in Genetics, 2013
Cell-free microRNAs in plasma and serum have become a promising source of biomarkers for various diseases. Despite rapid progress in this field, there remains a lack of consensus regarding optimal quantification methods, reference genes and quality ...
Michaela B Kirschner, J James B Edelman, J James B Edelman, Steven Chuan-Hao Kao, Michael P Vallely, Michael P Vallely, Nico eVan Zandwijk, Glen eReid   +7 more
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Comprehensive Testing of Chemotherapy and Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Preclinical Cancer Models Identifies Additive Combinations

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Antibodies that target immune checkpoints such as cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA‐4) and the programmed cell death protein 1/ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) are now a treatment option for multiple cancer types. However, as a monotherapy, objective responses
Nicola Principe, Nicola Principe, Nicola Principe, Wayne J. Aston, Danika E. Hope, Caitlin M. Tilsed, Caitlin M. Tilsed, Caitlin M. Tilsed, Scott A. Fisher, Scott A. Fisher, Scott A. Fisher, Louis Boon, Ian M. Dick, Ian M. Dick, Wee Loong Chin, Wee Loong Chin, Wee Loong Chin, Alison M. McDonnell, Anna K. Nowak, Anna K. Nowak, Anna K. Nowak, Richard A. Lake, Richard A. Lake, Richard A. Lake, Jonathan Chee, Jonathan Chee, Jonathan Chee, Willem Joost Lesterhuis, Willem Joost Lesterhuis, Willem Joost Lesterhuis, Willem Joost Lesterhuis   +30 more
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A postmortem case control study of asbestos burden in lungs of malignant mesothelioma cases

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023
Background Asbestos lung content is regarded as the most reliable tool for causal attribution of malignant mesothelioma (MM) to previous asbestos exposures. However, there is a lack of studies on asbestos burden in lungs of MM patients in comparison with
S. D. Visonà, B. Bertoglio, C. Favaron, S. Capella, E. Belluso, C. Colosio, S. Villani, T. Ivic-Pavlicic, E. Taioli   +8 more
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Ongoing downplaying of the carcinogenicity of chrysotile asbestos by vested interests

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2021
Industries that mine, manufacture and sell asbestos or asbestos-containing products have a long tradition of promoting the use of asbestos, while placing the burden of economic and health costs on workers and society.
Xaver Baur, Arthur L. Frank
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The Use of Geopolymers for the Disposal of Asbestos-containing Materials [PDF]

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2020
Asbestos is widely known as a hazardous material and can contribute to many diseases. Its removal and neutralization are complicated, it requires proper preparation and the use of appropriate technology.
Łach Michał, Lichocka Katarzyna, Hebdowska-Krupa Maria, Lin Wei-Ting, Korniejenko Kinga   +4 more
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