Open AccessIncidence of cancer among the participants of the Finnish Asbestos Screening Campaign
Author(s) -
Kari Koskinen,
Eero Pukkala,
Kari Reijula,
Antti Karjalainen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.706
Subject(s) - asbestos , medicine , lung cancer , mesothelioma , cancer , asbestosis , incidence (geometry) , population , confidence interval , demography , epidemiology , gynecology , environmental health , pathology , lung , materials science , physics , sociology , optics , metallurgy
Cancer risk has been estimated for asbestos production workers or other heavily exposed asbestos workers in numerous studies. The bulk of the asbestos epidemic results come, however, from past intermittent exposures during asbestos product use. This study concentrated on estimating the risk of cancer in such a population.