ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Burden of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Italy.
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- Asbestos ban policies and mesothelioma mortality in Greece.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Clinical investigation of former workers exposed to asbestos: the health surveillance experience of an Italian University Hospital.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Colorectal Cancer: 35 Cases in Asbestos-Exposed Workers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Pleural mesothelioma risk in the construction industry: a case-control study in Italy, 2000-2018.BMJ open · 2023Article
- 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
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- Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Systematic Review of Literature.Portuguese journal of public health · 2023Review
- Mortality rates from asbestos-related diseases in Italy during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Identification of a new potential plasmatic biomarker panel for the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma.La Medicina del lavoro · 2022Article
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Abstract
Asbestos is one of the major worldwide occupational carcinogens. The global burden of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) was estimated around 231,000 cases/year. Italy was one of the main European asbestos producers until the 1992 ban. The WHO recommended national programs, including epidemiological surveillance, to eliminate ARDs. The present paper shows the estimate of the burden of mortality from ARDs in Italy, established for the first time. National standardized rates of mortality from mesothelioma and asbestosis and their temporal trends, based on the National Institute of Statistics database, were computed. Deaths from lung cancer attributable to asbestos exposure were estimated using population-based case-control studies. Asbestos-related lung and ovarian cancer deaths attributable to occupational exposure were estimated, considering the Italian occupational cohort studies. In the 2010-2016 period, 4400 deaths/year attributable to asbestos were estimated: 1515 from mesothelioma, 58 from asbestosis, 2830 from lung and 16 from ovarian cancers. The estimates based on occupational cohorts showed that each year 271 deaths from mesothelioma, 302 from lung cancer and 16 from ovarian cancer were attributable to occupational asbestos exposure in industrial sectors with high asbestos levels. The important health impact of asbestos in Italy, 10-25 years after the ban, was highlighted. These results suggest the need for appropriate interventions in terms of prevention, health care and social security at the local level and could contribute to the global estimate of ARDs.
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