Malignant Mesothelioma in Australia, 1945–2002

Leigh, James; Driscoll, Tim

doi:10.1179/oeh.2003.9.3.206

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“…UK amosite imports were 21 600 tonnes (0.4 kg per head) in 1970 and did not decline until after 1976, while US amosite imports fell from 12 900 tonnes (0.07 kg per head) in 1970 to 1 400 tonnes in 1976 (MRC Institute for Environment and Health, 1997;Virta, 2006). Australia's mesothelioma death-rates are similar to Britain's, and so were its patterns of amosite and crocidolite use (Leigh and Driscoll, 2003).…”

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Occupational, domestic and environmental mesothelioma risks in the British population: a case–control study

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We obtained lifetime occupational and residential histories by telephone interview with 622 mesothelioma patients (512 men, 110 women) and 1420 population controls. Odds ratios (ORs) were converted to lifetime risk (LR) estimates for Britons born in the 1940s. Male ORs (95% confidence interval (CI)) relative to low-risk occupations for 410 years of exposure before the age of 30 years were 50.0 (25.8 -96.8) for carpenters (LR 1 in 17), 17.1 (10.3 -28.3) for plumbers, electricians and painters, 7.0 (3.2 -15.2) for other construction workers, 15.3 (9.0 -26.2) for other recognised high-risk occupations and 5.2 (3.1 -8.5) in other industries where asbestos may be encountered. The LR was similar in apparently unexposed men and women (B1 in 1000), and this was approximately doubled in exposed workers' relatives (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3 -3.2). No other environmental hazards were identified. In all, 14% of male and 62% of female cases were not attributable to occupational or domestic asbestos exposure. Approximately half of the male cases were construction workers, and only four had worked for more than 5 years in asbestos product manufacture. (Hodgson et al, 2005), or about 1 in 170 of all deaths. Substantial exposure to asbestos dust continued until about 1970 in parts of the asbestos industry, and until the early 1980s in the much larger workforce in construction and other occupations in which asbestos lagging was applied or asbestos insulation board (AIB) was sawn. The death rate is still increasing above 60 years of age, but the reduction in asbestos use since the mid-1970s has been followed 20 years later by a rapid fall in the number of mesothelioma deaths at 35 -49 years of age in British men

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Occupational, domestic and environmental mesothelioma risks in the British population: a case–control study

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“…Several studies have shown an increasing incidence of this disease, which has probably already peaked in the United States, and is predicted to peak in Europe between 2010 and 2020 (1,2). Australia had heavy asbestos usage in the 1950s and 1960s, and one report has predicted a total of 18 000 malignant mesothelioma cases by 2020 (3,4).…”

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“…In Australia, cases among women have been reported to account for approximately 19% of the total cases (13). Due to relatively small numbers and difficulties in obtaining accurate data, few previous studies have assessed gender differences, and most do not distinguish between genders or have sufficient occupational data to comment on asbestos exposure (14)(15)(16)(17)(18).…”

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Incidence trends and gender differences in malignant mesothelioma in New South Wales, Australia

Hyland¹,

Ware²,

Ag³

et al. 2007

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Incidence calculated projections suggest a peak in men around 2017 in the Netherlands, around 2014 in Australia and between 2011 and 2015 in Great Britain. [8][9][10][11][12] Nevertheless, mesothelioma incidence in men in the United States and in the population of Sweden seems to have levelled off in the 1990s. [13][14][15][16][17] In Finland, a reduction of the incidence increase was also noted in the early 1990s.…”

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Evolution of pleural cancers and malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence in France between 1980 and 2005

Stang

Belot

Ilg

et al. 2009

Intl Journal of Cancer

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The evolution of pleural cancers and malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence in France between 1980 and 2005 was analysed using data derived from the French network of cancer registries (FRANCIM) and the French National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM). Mesothelioma proportions in pleural cancers were calculated by diagnosis year in the 1980-2000 period. Our results suggest that the incidences of pleural cancer and mesothelioma levelled off in French men since 2000 and continued to increase in French women. A decrease of the annual pleural cancer incidence average in men was noticed (23.4% of annual rate of change) between 2000 and 2005. The proportion of pleural cancers that were mesothelioma was unchanged between 1980 and 2003 with an average of 86%. The age standardised incidence rate of pleural mesothelioma remained relatively stable between 1998 and 2005 with a slight falling trend. For women, the age standardised incidence rate of pleural cancers and mesothelioma increased during the period 1998-2005. Additionally, the proportion of pleural cancers that were mesothelioma increased during the same period of time. Finally, the increased trend observed in the incidence of pleural mesothelioma and cancers in women is credibly due to their under diagnosis in the 1980-1997 period. The comparison between the French incidence and the American and British ones shows that the decreasing trend in incidence of mesothelioma and pleural cancers in French men since 2000 is potentially associated with a lower amphibole consumption and by the implementation of safety regulations at work from 1977.The incidence of pleural cancers, specifically malignant pleural mesothelioma in men, has shown a consistent increase in many industrialised countries for several decades. Despite marked variations from one country to another, a rise of mesothelioma incidence and mortality has been observed in European countries, including Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Italy, and in Canada and Japan. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Incidence calculated projections suggest a peak in men around

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Malignant Mesothelioma in Australia, 1945–2002

Cited by 141 publications

References 29 publications

Occupational, domestic and environmental mesothelioma risks in the British population: a case–control study

Occupational, domestic and environmental mesothelioma risks in the British population: a case–control study

Incidence trends and gender differences in malignant mesothelioma in New South Wales, Australia

Evolution of pleural cancers and malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence in France between 1980 and 2005

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