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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2018

Cancer incidence in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance.

Fabiano Barbiero, Tina Zanin, Federica E Pisa, Anica Casetta, Valentina Rosolen, Manuela Giangreco, Corrado Negro, Massimo Bovenzi, Fabio Barbone

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fabiano BarbieroDipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Tina ZaninHealth and Safety at Work Department, Local Health Authority No 2 (ASS2), Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Gorizia, Italy.
Federica E PisaDipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Anica CasettaDipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Valentina RosolenDipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Manuela GiangrecoDipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
Corrado NegroDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Massimo BovenziDepartment of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Fabio BarboneDipartimento di Area Medica, University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy. fabio.barbone@uniud.it.
University of Udine · ITUniversity of Trieste · ITRegione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo compare a local cohort of 2488 men occupationally exposed to asbestos and enrolled in a public health surveillance program with the 1995-2009 cancer incidence of the general population of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region, Northeast Italy, we conducted a historical cohort study.

methodsStandardized incidence ratios (SIRs), with 95% confidence interval (95% CI), for specific cancer sites were estimated in the cohort and in subgroups of workers employed in shipbuilding between 1974 and 1994. For internal comparisons, we calculated incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for all cancers, lung cancer and mesothelioma, by level of exposure to asbestos and sector of employment adjusted for smoking habits and age at start of follow-up.

resultsAmong cohort members the SIR was 8.82 (95% CI 5.95-12.61) for mesothelioma and 1.61 (95% CI 1.26-2.04) for lung cancer. In subgroup analyses, the SIR for lung cancer in subjects hired in shipbuilding between 1974 and 1984 was 2.09 (95% CI 1.32-3.13). In the overall cohort, a borderline increased incidence was also found for stomach cancer (SIR = 1.53 95% CI 0.96-2.31). Internal comparisons within the cohort show that among men with high asbestos exposure level the relative risk was almost threefold for lung cancer (IRR = 2.94 95% CI 1.01-8.57).

conclusionsThis cohort experienced an excess in the incidence of both mesothelioma and lung cancer, showing increasing incidence rates at higher level of asbestos exposure. For lung cancer, the relative incidence was highest among workers hired in shipbuilding between 1974 and 1984.

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AdultAgedAsbestosCohort StudiesHumansIncidenceItalyLung NeoplasmsMaleMesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedNeoplasmsOccupational DiseasesOccupational ExposurePopulation SurveillanceAsbestosAsbestosCancer incidenceEpidemiologyMonfalconeShipbuilding

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