Mesothelioma and lung tumors attributable to asbestos among petroleum workers
Gennaro, Valerio ; Finkelstein, Murray M. ; Ceppi, Marcello ; Fontana, Vincenzo ; Montanaro, Fabio ; Perrotta, Alessandra ; Puntoni, Riccardo ; Silvano, Stefania
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
2000
37
3
275-282
asbestos ; epidemiologic study ; exposure ; lung cancer ; maintenance ; mesothelioma ; mortality ; petrochemical industry ; petroleum refinery ; pleural diseases
Occupational diseases
English
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"Asbestos exposure has been definitively found to be associated with both mesothelioma and lung cancer. Nevertheless, in the overall population of oil refinery workers potentially exposed to asbestos, many studies clearly show a definitely increased risk of mesothelioma, but no proven excess of lung cancer after comparison to the general population ..."
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