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ReviewTranslational lung cancer research2018

Hotspots of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Western Europe.

Valerie Nuyts, Tim Nawrot, Benoit Nemery, Kristiaan Nackaerts

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Review in Translational lung cancer research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Asbestos in High-Risk Communities: Public Health Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Valerie NuytsDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Tim NawrotDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Benoit NemeryDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Kristiaan NackaertsDepartment of Respiratory Diseases, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a highly invasive tumour, has been epidemiologically linked to an occupational or environmental exposure to asbestos. Although asbestos has been widely used in diverse industrial applications and in construction, some industrial sectors have been affected much more than others. The objective of this review was to describe the existence of clusters of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Western European countries, based on epidemiological studies published between 2000 and 2015. MEDLINE (PubMed) and Embase were searched for relevant studies on spatial clustering of mesothelioma in Western European countries. Eventually, 16 different studies published between 2000 and 2015 were selected for a comprehensive analysis. Relevant studies on spatial clustering of mesothelioma were found for Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Denmark. Clustering of pleural mesothelioma was found mainly around shipyards (16 studies) and asbestos cement industries (10 studies). Although malignant pleural mesothelioma may be found throughout Western Europe, the present study indicates specific areas with higher past and also probable future incidence.

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PMID30450289
PMCPMC6204417

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