Simple benchmark for mesothelioma projection for Great Britain.

RR876 - Mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain: The revised risk and two-stage clonal expansion models

Mortality from asbestosis and mesothelioma in Britain by birth cohort.

BACKGROUND Analysis of occupational mortality in England and Wales during 1991-2000 showed no decline in work-attributable deaths from asbestosis. AIMS To explore why there was no decline in mortality from asbestosis despite stricter controls on asbestos exposure over recent decades. METHODS Using data from registers of all deaths in Great Britain with mention of mesothelioma or asbestosis ...

Estimating the number of asbestos-related lung cancer deaths in Great Britain from 1980 to 2000.

INTRODUCTION Inhalation of asbestos fibres is known to cause two main kinds of cancer-mesothelioma and lung cancer. While the vast majority of mesothelioma cases are generally accepted as being caused by asbestos, the proportion of asbestos-related lung cancers is less clear and cannot be determined directly because cases are not clinically distinguishable from those due to other causes. The ai...

Simian virus 40 and mesothelioma in Great Britain.

BACKGROUND Simian virus 40 (SV40) is a DNA virus that has been shown capable of infecting and transforming cells in various species. Laboratory studies have suggested that inoculation with SV40 is associated with various types of cancer, including mesothelioma. AIMS To test the hypothesis, via an ecological analysis, that exposure to SV40 via contaminated polio vaccines is a risk factor for m...

Malignant mesothelioma: global incidence and relationship with asbestos.

Mesothelioma incidence varies markedly from one country to another. The highest annual crude incidence rates (about 30 cases per million) are observed in Australia, Belgium, and Great Britain. A lot of data indicate a relationship between mesothelioma and asbestos. The hot areas for mesothelioma exactly correspond to the sites of industries with high asbestos use, such as shipbuilding and asbes...