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20662419

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-28
pubmed:abstractText
We investigated whether individuals exposed to asbestos by living near an asbestos-manufacturing facility experienced increased lung cancer mortality. We studied a neighborhood around such a plant in the central Japanese city of Hashima. From 1943 to 1991 this plant produced insulation and packing material using amosite- and chrysotile-type asbestos fibers. The study group was comprised of 577 households. We obtained demographic information by a questionnaire and determined the underlying cause of death for deceased household members from death certificates. Using hourly meteorological data from local observatories, we estimated relative asbestos concentrations in the plant's vicinity, determined the quartile boundaries, and designated each study subject's quartile of ambient exposure. Finally, we calculated standardized mortality ratios to evaluate the association of residential asbestos with lung cancer risk. Our findings strongly suggest that neighborhood asbestos exposure can increase the risk of lung cancer mortality in men and probably in women.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1077-3525
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
268-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-1-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased risk of lung cancer mortality among residents near an asbestos product manufacturing plant.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental Health, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka, Japan. shkumagai@health.uoeh-u.ac.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article