A systematic review of the literature on the surveillance of workers at presumed increased
risk for respiratory cancer because of their exposure to asbestos revealed surveillance …

Exposure to asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma, pulmonary fibrosis
(asbestosis), and various pleural diseases. Despite extensive research on the topic, the …

Primary prevention carried out today can reduce the disease incidence in the future
decades. The present disease panorama is the consequence of past asbestos exposure …

Objectives Cancer risk has been estimated for asbestos production workers or other heavily
exposed asbestos workers in numerous studies. The bulk of the asbestos epidemic results …

Abstract In 1987–1992, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) implemented a
nationwide asbestos program aimed at preventing asbestos‐related risks in good …

Background We assessed the cancer risks of four different Finnish asbestos-exposed
cohorts. We also explored if the cohorts with varying profiles of asbestos exposure exhibited …

Abstract Background Between 1987 and 1992, the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
(FIOH) initiated and implemented the Asbestos Program that aimed at reducing asbestos …

Background The aim of this study is to evaluate carcinogens and occupations suspected to
cause lung cancer and to generate new hypotheses about occupational risks. Methods In a …

Research on the risk of lung cancer and m from asbestos exposure has been widely c
countries of the European Union such as the dom, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Swed …

Background The generic term asbestos refers to a group of crystalline mineral silicates that
occur naturally in various forms. Because of their properties of strength, heat and electrical …