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Occupational Burden of Asbestos-Related Diseases in Korea, 1998–2013: Asbestosis, Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, and Ovarian Cancer [PDF]
Journal of Korean medical science, 2018 Background Asbestos exposure causes asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) including asbestosis, malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, laryngeal cancer, and ovarian cancer. Although Korea used substantial amounts of asbestos in the past, no study has focused on
Dongmug Kang +4 more
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European Radiology, 2022 Objectives In many countries, workers who developed asbestosis due to their occupation are eligible for government support. Based on the results of clinical examination, a team of pulmonologists determine the eligibility of patients to these programs. In
Kevin B W Groot Lipman +7 more
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Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 BackgroundAsbestos exposure is closely related to the occurrence and development of various malignancies. This prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the incidence rate and potential risk factors in a cohort of asbestosis patients in China.MethodsThe
Jingwei Wang +7 more
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Thorax, 2021 Introduction The risk of asbestosis, malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer among motor vehicle mechanics is of concern because of potential exposure to chrysotile asbestos during brake, clutch and gasket repair and maintenance.
R. Thomsen +5 more
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Asbestos, asbestosis, and lung cancer: a critical assessment of the epidemiological evidence [PDF]
Thorax, 2005 P. A. Hessel
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Survival of patients with asbestosis can be assessed by risk-predicting models
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2021 Objectives Our aim was to investigate the pulmonary function test (PFT) results of patients with asbestosis and determine whether baseline PFTs and the risk-predicting models such as gender, age and physiologic (GAP) variables model and composite ...
Eerika Keskitalo +3 more
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Interesting Imaging in a Patient With Lung Cancer Due to Asbestosis
Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2020 Introduction: Asbestosis is a subtype of pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos that can lead to fibrosis and scarring the lung tissues. Case Report: Some of the asbestos-related diseases are calcifications, malignant mesothelioma, and pleural effusion ...
Anahita Bolbol Haghighi +1 more
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Asbestosis Mimicking Metastatic Lung Cancer: Case Report
Medicina, 2021 The clinical diagnosis of asbestosis is primarily based on chest radiographic evidence of pleural thickening and interstitial fibrosis combined with a history of exposure to asbestos.
Jin An, Minjeong Song, Boksoon Chang
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The MUC5B promoter risk allele for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis predisposes to asbestosis
European Respiratory Journal, 2020 Asbestosis is a fibrosing interstitial pneumonitis, which can develop following occupational asbestos exposure and a lengthy latency period [1]. Even after strict regulations on the asbestos industry, an estimated 3400 individuals worldwide died as a ...
M. Platenburg +9 more
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2009 Background Accuracy in the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis has significant implications for the future health of affected patients as well as serious medicolegal implications for both patients and asbestos-associated industries.
Carter J Elliot +2 more
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