Asbestos, a group of minerals with unique physical and chemical properties, has been
widely used in various industries. However, extensive exposure to asbestos fibers, present …

Asbestos exposure is the most important cause of occupational lung cancer mortality. Two
large randomized clinical trials in the US and Europe conclusively demonstrate that annual …

Background Screening for lung cancer with low radiation dose computed tomography
(LDCT) has a strong evidence base. The European Council adopted a recommendation in …

Knowledge of asbestos-related diseases has been accumulating for over one hundred
years as the industrial value of asbestos was recognised for the strength of its fibres and …

Occupational lung cancer cases remain largely under-reported and under-compensated
worldwide. In order to improve the detection and compensation of work-related lung …

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TITLE Screening for Occupational Lung Cancer: An Unprecedented Opportunity AUTHOR …

Background Screening for lung cancer with low radiation dose computed tomography has a
strong evidence base, is being introduced in several European countries and is …

Background Despite significant improvement in screening programs for cancers of the
respiratory district, especially in at-risk subjects, early disease detection is still a major issue …

The manufacture of asbestos materials has been banished worldwide due to their toxicity,
but discarding the existing wastes remains a challenge. We investigated an alternative …

Objective To explore the lung cancer burden and related risk factors in groups of different
sex, ages and levels of sociodemographic index (SDI) at global, regional and national …