SynthesisMedicine2019
Does exposure to asbestos cause prostate cancer? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Kidney Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cohort Studies.Annals of work exposures and health · 2021Pooled it
- How Does Environmental and Occupational Exposure Contribute to Carcinogenesis in Genitourinary and Lung Cancers?Cancers · 2023Review
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- Re: Dutheil et al. Prostate Cancer and Asbestos: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.The Permanente journal · 2021Article
- Does exposure to asbestos cause prostate cancer? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis: Retraction.Medicine · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
- Retraction · 2020-10-30Author Unresponsive · Error in Analyses · Error in Data · Error in Methods · Error in Results and/or Conclusions ·
- Retracted
Authors and funding
8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveThe relationship between asbestos and prostate cancer (PCa) is not well understood due to small number of cases. This study aimed to determine the incidence and mortality of PCa among workers or residents exposed to asbestos based on a systematic review and meta-analysis
methodsAll published studies citing the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) or standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of PCa in workers or residents exposed to asbestos were collected by conducting a search on PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science before April 2018. Standardized mortality rate for PCa with its 95% confidence interval (CI) was pooled using a fixed-/random-effect model in STATA (Version14.0). This study is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42018095195.
resultsA total of 17 independent studies were included for the analysis. The overall pooled SMR of PCa was 1.22, with a 95% CI of 1.13 to 1.32, with no heterogeneity across the studies (I = 18.8%, P = .234). Subgroup analysis shows that exposure to crocidolite, cement, studies conducted in Europe and Oceania, and long study follow-up (≥25 years) all contribute to significantly higher SMR, and we found no evidence of publication bias (Begg test P value = .592, Egger test P value = .874).
conclusionsThis meta-analysis suggested that exposed to asbestos might be associated with an increased risk of PCa. High-exposure level of asbestos could contribute to significantly higher risk of PCa mortality.
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