| Title | Cancer mortality in a surveillance cohort of German males formerly exposed to asbestos. | | Author(s) | Pesch B, Taeger D, Johnen G, Gross IM, Weber DG, Gube M, Müller-Lux A, Heinze E, Wiethege T, Neumann V, Tannapfel A, Raithel HJ, Brüning T, Kraus T | | Institution | Center of Epidemiology, BGFA - Research Institute of Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. | | Source | Int J Hyg Environ Health 2009 Sep 25. | | Abstract | The objective of this analysis was the estimation of the cancer risks of asbestos and asbestosis in a surveillance cohort of high-exposed German workers. A group of 576 asbestos workers was selected for high-resolution computer tomography of the chest in 1993-1997. A mortality follow-up was conducted through 2007. Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated and Poisson regression was performed to assess mesothelioma risks. A high risk was observed for pleural mesothelioma (SMR 28.10, 95% CI 15.73-46.36) that decreased after cessation of exposure (RR 0.1; 95% CI 0.0-0.6 for >/=30 vs. <30 years after last exposure). Asbestosis was a significant risk factor for mesothelioma (RR 6.0, 95% CI 2.4-14.7). Mesothelioma mortality was still in excess in former asbestos workers although decreasing after cessation of exposure. Fibrosis was associated with subsequent malignancy. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19783208 |
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