Objectives: Workers in the asbestos industry tend to have high smoking rates compared to
the general population. Both asbestos exposure and cigarette smoking are recognized risk …

Introduction: Inhalation of asbestos fibres is known to cause two main kinds of cancer—
mesothelioma and lung cancer. While the vast majority of mesothelioma cases are generally …

Both cigarette smoke and inhaled asbestos fibres can cause lung cancer, but the
assessment of how these agents act in combination is a matter of great difficulty. In non …

This review examines the hypothesis that excess lung cancer risk in worker cohorts exposed
to asbestos occurs only among those with asbestosis. The adequately designed studies in …

Background Asbestos is classified as a human carcinogen, and studies have consistently
demonstrated that workplace exposure to it increases the risk of developing lung cancer …

Objectives: To examine if the risk of lung cancer declines with increasing time since ceasing
exposure to asbestos and quitting smoking, and to determine the relative asbestos effect …

Objectives: The ratio of the relative risk of lung cancer due to asbestos exposure in non-
smokers to that in smokers has been termed the relative asbestos effect (RAE). In a review …

" Does silica or asbestos or the fibrosis of the lung they produce tend to inhibit cancer of the
lung or to produce it? If the latter, do either ofthese two substances act as specific …

The asbestos industry has shifted from manufacture to stripping/removal work. The aim of
this study was to investigate early indications of mortality among removal workers. The study …

Although it is well known that both cigarette smoke and microscopic airborne asbestos fibres
can cause lung cancer, evidence as to how these two agents combine is nebulous. Many …