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 …

Aims: To determine if the presence of asbestosis is a prerequisite for lung cancer in subjects
with known exposure to blue asbestos (crocidolite). Methods: Former workers and residents …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the scientific literature concerning asbestos and
lung cancer, emphasizing low-level exposure. A literature search in PubMed and Embase …

Inhalation of asbestos fibers increases the risk of bronchial carcinoma. It has been claimed
that asbestosis is a necessary prerequisite for the malignancy, but epidemiologie studies …

The first systematic assessment of whether exposure to asbestos or the fibrotic response to
asbestos fiber inhalation (asbestosis) is the cause of excess lung cancer was raised in a …

The study was designed to test the hypothesis that the risk of lung cancer from asbestos
exposure is confined to persons with radiographic evidence of pulmonary fibrosis …

In recent years, controversy has developed about whether pre‐existing asbestosis is a
prerequisite for the diagnosis of asbestos‐related lung cancer. This paper presents the …

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 …

A prospective mortality study of 839 men employed in the manufacture of asbestos cement
products in 1969 examined lung cancer risk in relation to lung fibrosis seen on chest x ray …

Cancers of the pleura, lung, and larynx between 1978 and 1989 among active male workers
of Electricité de France‐Gaz de France were studied in association with asbestos exposure …