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ArticleAnnals of occupational and environmental medicine2018

Ovarian cancer in a former asbestos textile factory worker: a case report.

Sunwook Park, Jaechan Park, Eunsoo Lee, Huisu Eom, Mu Young Shin, Jungwon Kim, Dongmug Kang, Sanggil Lee

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Article in Annals of occupational and environmental medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Parkinson's disease in a worker exposed to insecticides at a greenhouse.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2021
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  3. Occupational characterization of workers exposed to asbestos: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sunwook Park1Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Jaechan Park2Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA, 400, Jongga-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 44429 Republic of Korea.
Eunsoo Lee3Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
Huisu Eom2Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA, 400, Jongga-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 44429 Republic of Korea.
Mu Young Shin2Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA, 400, Jongga-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 44429 Republic of Korea.
Jungwon Kim1Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Dongmug Kang3Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, South Korea.
Sanggil Lee2Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, KOSHA, 400, Jongga-ro, Jung-gu, Ulsan, 44429 Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-8173-3940
Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency · KRKosin University · KRPusan National University Yangsan Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) defined that asbestos is a group 1 substance that causes lung cancer, mesothelioma (pleura and peritoneum), laryngeal cancer, and ovarian cancer in humans. Many studies on lung cancer, and mesothelioma caused by asbestos exposure have been conducted, but there was no case report of ovarian cancer due to asbestos exposure in Korea. We describe a case of ovarian cancer caused by asbestos exposure in a worker who worked at an asbestos textile factory for 3 years and 7 months in the late 1970s. CASE PRESENTATION: A 57-year-old woman visited the hospital because she had difficulty urinating. Ovarian cancer was suspected in radiologic examination, and exploratory laparotomy was performed. She was diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer. The patient did not undergo postoperative chemotherapy and recovered. She joined the asbestos factory in March 1976 and engaged in asbestos textile twisting and spinning for 1 year, 2 years and 7 months respectively. In addition, she lived near the asbestos factory for more than 20 years. There was no other specificity or family history.

conclusionConsidering the patient's occupational and environmental history, it is estimated that she had been exposed to asbestos significantly, so we determined that ovarian cancer in the patient is highly correlated with the occupational exposure of asbestos and environmental exposure is a possible cause as well. Social devices are needed to prevent further exposure to asbestos. It is also necessary to recognize that ovarian cancer can occur in workers who have previously been exposed to asbestos, and the education and social compensation for those workers are needed.

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AsbestosOccupational diseasesOvarian neoplasmSpinning workTextile industry

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PMCPMC6240253
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