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4016698

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-8-30
pubmed:abstractText
The risk of malignant mesothelioma associated with low-level asbestos exposure is an important unresolved issue today. We have analyzed the asbestos fiber concentration in lung tissue from 14 cases of malignant mesothelioma and 28 case-matched controls by scanning electron microscopy. The cases represent 86% of all mesotheliomas recorded by the Cancer Registry of Norway from the county of Hordaland between 1970 and 1979. Based on 1 million fibers per g of dried tissue as an indicator of cumulated asbestos exposure, the odds ratio (relative risk) was 8.5 (95% confidence limits, 2.3-31.1). Assuming that the risk of malignant mesothelioma is related to mineral fiber concentration in lung tissue, it is concluded that a fiber concentration exceeding 1 million fibers per g of dried tissue is associated with an increased risk of malignant mesothelioma. Furthermore, the results are consistent with a no-threshold response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1089-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Fiber concentration in lung tissue of patients with malignant mesothelioma. A case-control study.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article