SynthesisEnvironmental health : a global access science source2018
Association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Environmental Risk Factors and Health: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- A postmortem case control study of asbestos burden in lungs of malignant mesothelioma cases.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Article
- Does previous asbestos exposure increase the risk of a post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) pleural effusion - a routine data study?BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Association of mesothelioma deaths with neighborhood asbestos exposure due to a large-scale asbestos-cement plant.Cancer science · 2023Article
- Current causes of mesothelioma: how has the asbestos ban changed the perspective?Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2023Review
- The Epidemiological Surveillance of Mesothelioma Mortality in Italy as a Tool for the Prevention of Asbestos Exposure.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Rare thoracic cancers: a comprehensive overview of diagnosis and management of small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and thymic epithelial tumours.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023Review
- Near Missed Case of Occupational Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma, a Case Report and Latest Therapeutic Options.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Cancer Incidence and Risk of Multiple Cancers after Environmental Asbestos Exposure in Childhood-A Long-Term Register-Based Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Environmental asbestos exposure and clustering of malignant mesothelioma in community: a spatial analysis in a population-based case-control study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- Awareness, knowledge and training gaps regarding asbestos among General Practitioners: a pilot study.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2021Article
- Activity-Based Exposure Levels and Cancer Risk Assessment Due to Naturally Occurring Asbestos for the Residents Near Abandoned Asbestos Mines in South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Association between Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Thoracic Radiation Therapy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma: The First Case Report in Japan.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Article
- Asbestos in High-Risk Communities: Public Health Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Asbestos Air Pollution: Description of a Mesothelioma Cluster Due to Residential Exposure from an Asbestos Cement Factory.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- A review of nutrition and dietary interventions in oncology.SAGE open medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe risk of mesothelioma has been shown to be associated with exposure to asbestos fibers. Most of the existing literature focuses on occupational exposure; however, non-occupational asbestos exposure has also been identified as an important risk factor.
objectiveTo estimate the association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure, and evaluate control recruitment and exposure measurement methods.
methodsA systematic literature review was conducted to identify case-control (CC) and cohort studies that examined the association between mesothelioma and non-occupational exposure to asbestos, including neighborhood, domestic, and household exposure. Meta-analysis was performed to estimate a summary relative risk estimate (SRRE) and 95% confidence interval using random-effects models. Subgroup analyses were also conducted by exposure type, gender, region, and fiber type.
resultsTwenty CC and 7 cohort studies were selected. Controls in CC studies were selected from the general population (55%), hospital records (18%), cancer registry (23%) and a combination of population and hospital records (5%). Multiple methods were used to measure neighborhood exposure (e.g., linear distance and direction of residence from an asbestos factory), domestic (e.g., whether living with an asbestos worker) and household exposure (e.g., whether involved in asbestos-containing home improvement projects). Primary meta-analyses suggested a SRRE of mesothelioma of 5.33 (95%CI: 2.53, 11.23) from neighborhood exposure, 4.31 (95%CI, 2.58, 7.20) from domestic exposure, and 2.41 (95%CI, 1.30, 4.48) from household exposure with large I
conclusionsNon-occupational asbestos exposure is significantly associated with an elevated risk of mesothelioma. Funnel plots indicated a potential of publication bias. Some SRREs should be interpreted with cautions because of high between-studies heterogeneity.
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