Recovering missing mesothelioma deaths in death certificates using hospital records

Santana, Vilma Souza; Algranti, Eduardo; Campos, Felipe; Cavalcante, Franciana; Salvi, Leonardo; Santos, Shirleny Fontes; Inamine, Rosemeire N.; Souza, W.S.S.; Consonni, Dario

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“…The strategy for creating the databases was described elsewhere for mesothelioma/pleural cancer and for laryngeal cancer [ 22 , 23 ]. Briefly, in each HIS database, death records of interest were selected based on ICD-10 codes.…”

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“…One of the objectives was to capture all the asbestos-related death records in Health Information System (HISs), linking databases and constituting a single database. The linking process proved to be adequate [ 22 , 23 ] and allowed us to estimate that the number of ARD-T deaths in the Brazilian Mortality Information System increased by an average of 33% [ 24 ].…”

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Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017

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The aim of this study is to compare the mortality rates for typical asbestos-related diseases (ARD-T: mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural plaques) and for lung and ovarian cancer in Brazilian municipalities where asbestos mines and asbestos-cement plants had been operating (areas with high asbestos consumption, H-ASB) compared with in other municipalities. The death records for adults aged 30+ years were retrieved from multiple health information systems. In the 2000–2017 time period, age-standardized mortality rates (standard: Brazil 2010) and standardized rate ratios (SRR; H-ASB vs. others) were estimated. The SRRs for ARD-T were 2.56 for men (257 deaths in H-ASB municipalities) and 1.19 for women (136 deaths). For lung cancer, the SRRs were 1.33 for men (32,604 deaths) and 1.19 for women (20,735 deaths). The SRR for ovarian cancer was 1.34 (8446 deaths). Except for ARD-T and lung cancer in women, the SRRs were higher in municipalities that began using asbestos before 1970 than in municipalities that began utilizing asbestos from 1970 onwards. In conclusion, the mortality rates for ARD-T, and lung and ovarian cancer in municipalities with a history of asbestos mining and asbestos-cement production exceed those of the whole country. Caution is needed when interpreting the results of this ecological study. Analytical studies are necessary to document the impact of asbestos exposure on health, particularly in the future given the long latency of asbestos-related cancers.

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Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017

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“…Detailed information can be found elsewhere [ 19 ]. This strategy was previously tested and presented feasibility and good performance for mesothelioma [ 20 ] and cancer of the larynx [ 21 ].…”

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Analysis of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Brazil Using Multiple Health Information Systems, 1996–2017

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“…The most recent epidemiological data from the Health Ministry revealed that more than 700 people died of ARD in Brazil between 2011 and 2017 (Brazil, 2020). In the 21st century there is still a huge problem of underreporting, hampering the recognition of asbestos as a public health issue (Santana et al, 2018).…”

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Corporate Crime and the Use of Science in the Case of Asbestos: Producing Harm Through Discursive Shields

Budó

2020

Journal of White Collar and Corporate Crime

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This article focuses on the normalization of victimization and harms caused by asbestos, a carcinogenic mineral fiber. To understand the role played by science in hiding the wounds and deaths caused by corporations, the article starts presenting the example of Brazil, where scientific discourse of foreign experts with industry ties are influencing regulation. From there, I examine the disputes for truth in six different medical journals through grounded theory. The results show that authors use some strategies to achieve credibility: avoiding to acknowlegde industry funding; constructing a specific meaning for the controversy about asbestos risks; and reflecting about the consequences os research misconducts. The ways of thinking about asbestos riks and harms are migrating through the international division of scientific labor, both to spread harm and to avoid liability of powerful agents.

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Recovering missing mesothelioma deaths in death certificates using hospital records

Abstract: A computer linkage can recover MCP cases from hospital records not found in death certificates in Brazil.

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017

Sex-Specific Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases, Lung and Ovarian Cancer in Municipalities with High Asbestos Consumption, Brazil, 2000–2017

Analysis of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Brazil Using Multiple Health Information Systems, 1996–2017

Corporate Crime and the Use of Science in the Case of Asbestos: Producing Harm Through Discursive Shields

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