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Distribution of Asbestos Enterprises and Asbestosis Cases — China, 1997−2019
China CDC Weekly, 2020 What is already known on this topic? Asbestos is classified as a Class I Carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) because exposure causes mesothelioma and lung cancer in addition to asbestosis and plaques. So far, asbestos has
Mingfeng Chen +5 more
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Factors Affecting Asbestosis Mortality Among Asbestos-Cement Workers in Italy.
Annals of Work Exposures and Health, 2020 OBJECTIVES This study was performed with the aim of investigating the temporal patterns and determinants associated with mortality from asbestosis among 21 cohorts of Asbestos-Cement (AC) workers who were heavily exposed to asbestos fibres.
P. Girardi +28 more
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Medycyna Pracy, 2015 Background: Asbestos dust is one of the most dangerous pneumoconiotic and carcinogenic agents. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of asbestosis and pleural mesothelioma, depending on asbestos consumption and the type of manufactured ...
Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska +4 more
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NOX4 modulates macrophage phenotype and mitochondrial biogenesis in asbestosis.
JCI Insight, 2019 Macrophage activation is implicated in the development of pulmonary fibrosis by generation of profibrotic molecules. Although NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) is known to contribute to pulmonary fibrosis, its effects on macrophage activation and mitochondrial ...
Chao He +7 more
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Expression of microRNAs in leukocytes and serum of asbestosis patients
European Journal of Medical Research, 2023 Background Although asbestos use is banned in many countries, long latency of asbestos-related diseases like pleural plaques or asbestosis mean it is still a public health issue.
Vivien Kauschke +2 more
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Asbestosis and silicosis [PDF]
The Lancet, 1997 Interstitial fibrosis resulting from workplace exposure to asbestos and crystalline silica persists throughout the world despite knowledge of the causes and effective means for prevention. Asbestosis and silicosis occurrence is predictable among people overexposed to dusts in various industries and occupations such as mining, construction ...
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Cosmetic Talc-Related Pulmonary Granulomatosis. [PDF]
, 2017 Inhalation of cosmetic talc can lead to pulmonary foreign-body granulomatosis, though fewer than 10 cases of inhaled cosmetic talc-related pulmonary granulomatosis have been reported in adults.
Adams, Jason Y +3 more
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Asbestos and Probable Microscopic Polyangiitis
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2004 Several inorganic dust lung diseases (pneumoconioses) are associated with autoimmune diseases. Although autoimmune serological abnormalities are common in asbestosis, clinical autoimmune/collagen vascular diseases are not commonly reported.
George S Rashed Philteos +4 more
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European Journal of Public Health, 2019 Background This work is aimed at evaluating the quality of Italian hospitalizations data about asbestosis and silicosis, assessing the impact of these diseases on the national health system and providing advice related to public health. Methods Italian
P. Ferrante
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Mesotelioma en paciente colombiano con sobrevida mayor a tres años: presentación de caso
Revista Ciencias de la Salud, 2021 Introducción: el mesotelioma epitelioide es un tumor que se desarrolla en las capas embrionarias mesoteliales; es de etiología desconocida, pero se relaciona con la exposición al asbesto.
Juanita Betancourt +4 more
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