Background: Although crystalline silica exposure is associated with silicosis, lung cancer,
pulmonary tuberculosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is less …

Background Evidence in recent years indicates that silica causes lung cancer, and probably
renal disease, in addition to its well‐known relationship to silicosis. There is also suggestive …

Prolonged exposure to high levels of silica has long been known to cause silicosis This
paper evaluates the evidence for an increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Crystalline silica has been classified as a human carcinogen by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer (Lyon, France); however, few previous studies have provided …

Background Abundant epidemiologic and experimental evidence supports the 1997
International Agency for Research on Cancer classification of crystalline silica as a human …

Discussion A statistically significant decline in silicosis death rates was observed during
2001–2010. However, silicosis deaths still occurred among persons aged 15–44 years. Of …

Silica has been known to cause silicosis for centuries, and evidence that silica causes lung
cancer has accumulated over the last several decades. This article highlights 3 important …

Abstract Background: In 1997, a Monograph from the International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) classified occupational exposure to crystalline silica as carcinogenic to …

Background Crystalline silica is considered as one of the most common and serious
occupational hazards to workers' health. Although its association with lung cancer has been …

Background: A previously published cohort study of some 2670 employees of the North
American sand industry, followed through 1994, provided strong evidence of a causal …