Daniela Ferrante, Alessia Angelini, Fabiano Barbiero, Fabio Barbone, Lisa Bauleo, Alessandra Binazzi, Massimo Bovenzi, Caterina Bruno, Veronica Casotto, Achille Cernigliaro, Marcello Ceppi, Daniela Cervino, Elisabetta Chellini, Stefania Curti, Marco De Santis, Lucia Fazzo, Ugo Fedeli, Germano Fiorillo, Alberto Franchi, Manuela Gangemi, Manuela Giangreco, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Paolo Girardi, Ferdinando Luberto, Stefania Massari, Stefano Mattioli, Simona Menegozzo, Domenico Franco Merlo, Paola Michelozzi, Enrica Migliore, Lucia Miligi, Enrico Oddone, Roberta Pernetti, Patrizia Perticaroli, Sara Piro, Sebastiano Pollina Addario, Elisa Romeo, Francesca Roncaglia, Stefano Silvestri, Cinzia Storchi, Amerigo Zona, Corrado Magnani, Alessandro Marinaccio
BACKGROUND: Asbestos is a known human carcinogen and is causally associated with malignant mesothelioma, lung, larynx and ovarian cancers. METHODS: Cancer risk was studied among a pool of formerly asbestos-exposed workers in Italy. Fifty-two Italian asbestos cohorts (asbestos-cement, rolling-stock, shipbuilding, and other) were pooled and their mortality follow-up was updated to 2018. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were computed for major causes of death considering duration of exposure and time since first exposure (TSFE), using reference rates by region, age and calendar period...
October 19, 2023: American Journal of Industrial Medicine