Open AccessCancer Mortality and Incidence of Mesothelioma in a Cohort of Wives of Asbestos Workers in Casale Monferrato, Italy
Author(s) -
Daniela Ferrante,
Marinella Bertolotti,
Annalisa Todesco,
Dario Mirabelli,
Benedetto Terracini,
Corrado Magnani
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.10195
Subject(s) - asbestos , cohort , mesothelioma , medicine , standardized mortality ratio , asbestos cement , hazard ratio , incidence (geometry) , lung cancer , cohort study , confidence interval , demography , epidemiology , cancer , environmental health , pathology , materials science , physics , sociology , optics , metallurgy
Family members of asbestos workers are at increased risk of malignant mesothelioma (MM). Although the hazard is established, the magnitude of the risk is uncertain, and it is unclear whether risk is also increased for other cancers. Few cohort studies have been reported.