Occupational asbestos exposure among respiratory cancer patients in Lithuania

Everatt, Rūta; Smolianskienė, Gražina; Tossavainen, Antti; Cicėnas, Saulius; Jankauskas, Remigijus

doi:10.1002/ajim.20467

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“…However, this extrapolated approximation does not necessarily correlate to the actually accumulated fiber burden in the lungs [12][13][14][15]. Therefore the proposal for a "carefully obtained history of occupational exposure to asbestos" alone might as well lead to an underestimation of asbestos related diseases, as shown by our scientific data and other authors [2,16]. We therefore stand by our conclusion, that for compensation claims, all diagnostic tools should be utilized before an occupational disease under section 4104 is rejected.…”

Section: Authors' Response (April 30 2018) To the Letter To The Editmentioning

confidence: 78%

Authors’ response (April 30, 2018) to the letter to the editor concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”

Feder¹,

Theile²,

Tannapfel³

2018

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Section: Authors' Response (April 30 2018) To the Letter To The Editmentioning

confidence: 78%

Authors’ response (April 30, 2018) to the letter to the editor concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”

Feder¹,

Theile²,

Tannapfel³

2018

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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“…Although abestos was also commonly reported in Lithuania, no asbestos-related cancer cases were reported. However, about 50 lung cancer cases diagnosed in Lithuania annually could also include cases of occupational diseases related to asbestos [25]. The elevated case rate among males compared with females reflects gender differences in occupational patterns.…”

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Asbestosis hospitalizations in Poland (2006–2016): results from the National Hospital Discharge Registry

Kanecki

Kosińska

Tyszko

et al. 2020

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Introduction and objective. Occupational asbestos exposure is one of the major public health issues. Although asbestos use in Poland has decreased, asbestosis continues to remain an important health concern in the area of occupational medicine. The aim of the study is to perform a descriptive analysis of hospitalization cases in patients suffering from asbestosis in Poland. Materials and method. The authors used hospital discharge records to conduct a retrospective, population-based study. To estimate the asbestosis hospitalization rate, data from the Nationwide General Hospital Morbidity Study conducted by the National Institute of Public Health were used. Events were defined as in-patient hospital discharges during 2006-2016. 1,101 hospitalization records of 764 patients were included in the study. Results. In the study group of first-time hospitalized patients, the mean and median ages were 68.1 and 69 years, respectively; CI: 67.3-68.9; SD: 11.1, min-max:16-99 years. In this group, significant gender differences were observed (560 males vs. 204 female; P<0.001). No statistical differences were observed regarding the place of residence. During the observation period, 61 in-hospital deaths were reported (8% of all patients), 40 of whom (5.2 % of all patients) took place during the first-time hospitalizations. Asbestosis hospitalizations were mainly clustered in the southwestern region, whereas the highest hospitalization rates were clustered in several areas of Poland. Conclusions. The authors believe this study to be the first evaluation of asbestosis in Poland made on the basis of the hospital morbidity database. The data presented may be helpful in comparative studies on the epidemiology of asbestosis across European countries.

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“…Asbestos fibers, including chrysotile/white asbestos have a very long half-life in the human lungs. There is plenty of literature about asbestos-exposed workers supporting this statement [7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. All authors do find all types of asbestos in the human lungs long time after exposure cessation.…”

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confidence: 98%

Authors’ response (March 14, 2018) to the letter to the Editor concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”

Feder

Theile

Tannapfel

2018

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Occupational asbestos exposure among respiratory cancer patients in Lithuania

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Authors’ response (April 30, 2018) to the letter to the editor concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”

Authors’ response (April 30, 2018) to the letter to the editor concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”

Asbestosis hospitalizations in Poland (2006–2016): results from the National Hospital Discharge Registry

Authors’ response (March 14, 2018) to the letter to the Editor concerning the paper “Histological findings and lung dust analysis as the basis for occupational disease compensation in asbestos-related lung cancer in Germany”

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