ReviewAnnals of global health2019
Prevention of Asbestos Exposure in Latin America within a Global Public Health Perspective.
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- Time to Break the "Lock-In" Impediments to Chemicals Management.Environmental science & technology · 2022Article
- Mesothelioma in a developing country: a retrospective analysis of the diagnostic process.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2022Article
- Asbestos and cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean: we may have won some battles, but definitely not the war.Journal of public health research · 2021Article
- War journalism: an occupational exposure.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
- Comparing Age at Cancer Diagnosis between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic Whites in the United States.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2021Article
- Burden of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Italy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Toolkit for detecting misused epidemiological methods.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Article
- Lung Cancer Mortality Trends in a Brazilian City with a Long History of Asbestos Consumption.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- A comprehensive multidisciplinary approach for identifying asbestos exposure among underground workers.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTArticle
- Occupational hazards and the development of lung cancer: an analysis of exposures and their implications for worker health.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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10 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundAsbestos consumption in Latin America (LA) amounts to 10% of yearly global production. Little is known about the impact of asbestos exposure in the region.
objectiveTo discuss scientific and socio-economic issues and conflicts of interest and to summarize epidemiological data of asbestos health effects in LA. DISCUSSION: Recent data on chrysotile strengthened the evidence of its carcinogenicity and showed an excessive risk of lung cancer at cumulative exposure levels as low as 1.5 fibre-years/ml. Technology for substitution is available for all asbestos-containing products and ceasing asbestos production and manufacturing will not result in unemployment and loss of income, except for the mining industry. The flawed arguments used by the industry to maintain its market, both to the public and in courtrooms, strongly relies on the lack of local evidence of the ill effects and on the invisibility of asbestos-related diseases in LA, due to the limited number of studies and the exposed workers' difficulty accessing health services. The few epidemiological studies available show clear evidence of clusters of mesothelioma in municipalities with a history of asbestos consumption and a forecasted rise in its incidence in Argentina and Brazil for the next decade. In Brazil, non-governmental organizations of asbestos workers were pivotal to counterbalance misinformation and inequities, ending recently in a Supreme Court decision backing an asbestos ban. In parallel, continuous efforts should be made to stimulate the growth of competent and ethical researchers to convey adequate information to the scientific community and to the general public.
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