SynthesisEuropean journal of epidemiology2021
Occupational exposure to asbestos and risk of kidney cancer: an updated meta-analysis.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Occupational-Related Exposure to Diesel Exhaust and Kidney Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.La Medicina del lavoro · 2025Pooled it
- Risk of bladder, kidney and prostate cancer from occupational exposure to welding fumes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Pooled it
- Occupational exposure to dust and fumes increases risk for future adverse clinical outcomes.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2026Observational
- Cumulative asbestos exposure as a key predictor of long-term pleuropulmonary outcomes: insights from decades of follow-up.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Article
- Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Abdominal Organs: A Scoping Review.La Medicina del lavoro · 2023Article
- How Does Environmental and Occupational Exposure Contribute to Carcinogenesis in Genitourinary and Lung Cancers?Cancers · 2023Review
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Abstract
Limited information is available on carcinogenicity of asbestos on non-respiratory organs. We aimed at conducted an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies on occupational exposure to asbestos and risk of kidney cancer. We searched through three databases, PubMed, Embase and Scopus for article published after 2000, and after eliminating duplicates and non-relevant studies, we identified 13 studies. We combined their results with those of 31 non-overlapping studies included in a previous review up to 2000. We conducted a meta-analysis based on random-effects models. The pooled relative risk of kidney cancer for asbestos exposure was 0.94 (95% confidence interval, 0.84-1.04), with no differences according to type of asbestos fiber, geographic region, period of exposure, or estimated quality of the study. Our results showed a lack of association between occupational asbestos exposure and risk of kidney cancer.
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