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Asbestos disease in sheet metal workers: The results of a proportional mortality analysis
Author(s) -
Zoloth Stephen,
Michaels David
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.4700070407
Subject(s) - asbestos , medicine , mesothelioma , asbestosis , cohort , occupational exposure , occupational disease , lung cancer , disease , mesothelium , respiratory disease , interstitial lung disease , environmental health , lung , pathology , metallurgy , peritoneum , materials science
The results of a proportional mortality analysis of a cohort of sheet metal workers who have only intermittent exposure to asbestos demonstrates a significant excess of cancer at the three sites most frequently associated with asbestos: lung, colon and rectum, and the mesothelium. No excess nonmalignant respiratory disease was detected. These data strongly suggest that significant asbestos‐related disease is present in populations with secondary exposure to asbestos and emphasize the importance of considering possible asbestos‐related disease when treating patients with a history of employment in the construction industry.