Research on Talc and Vermiculite

The National Library of Medicine's indexers, who file every article in PubMed under subject headings (MeSH), filed 283 studies in our library under “Talc” or the substance vermiculite. The indexing is NLM's, not ours. For what these studies mean for people exposed, read our page on talc and vermiculite. Each entry links to the study on PubMed and to its journal's page in our library, where you can read the abstract.

2020s

• Personal Talc Use and Incident Lung Cancer. M.S. Deshmukh, K.G. Lawrence, D.P. Sandler, et al. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 2026;35(11):1962-1965. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Malignant pleural mesothelioma. P. Rao D, S. Vijayan, S.S. Vananjakar, et al. BMJ Case Reports 2025;18(2). Case report PubMed · Publisher
• A review of the mesotheliogenic potency of cleavage fragments found in talc. E. Miller, E.M. Beckett, D. Cheatham, et al. Toxicology and Industrial Health 2024;40(7):398-424. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos in organochlorine insecticide powder sprinkled between pages of antiquarian books in a library in Japan. Y. Sakakibara, K. Sakai, N. Hisanaga, et al. Industrial Health 2024;62(4):271-280. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Elongated particulate burden in an individual who died of mesothelioma and had an occupational history as a talc "mucker". R.F. Dodson, J. Moline, C.D. Salinas, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2024;36(3):205-216. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Is there a link between talcum powder, oxidative stress, and ovarian cancer risk?. G.M. Saed. Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy 2024;24(7):485-491. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Mineralogical investigation of asbestos contamination of soil near old vermiculite processing plant in Honolulu, Hawai'i. S. Chornkrathok, M. Carbone, H. Yang, et al. Environmental Pollution 2024;356:124350. PubMed · Publisher
• The prognostic value of F18 Fluorothymidine positron emission tomography for assessing the response of malignant pleural mesothelioma to chemotherapy - A prospective cohort study. I.J. May, A.K. Nowak, R.J. Francis, et al. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology 2024;68(1):57-66. PubMed · Publisher
• Assessment of worst-case potential airborne asbestos exposure associated with the use of cosmetic talc: application of an exponential decay model. E.W. Miller, E.M. Beckett, B. Roberts, et al. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2023;196(1):39. PubMed · Publisher
• Characterization of elongate mineral particles including talc, amphiboles, and biopyriboles observed in mineral derived powders: Comparisons of analysis of the same talcum powder samples by two laboratories. M.S. Sanchez, M. McGrath-Koerner, B.D. McNamee. Environmental Research 2023;230:114791. PubMed · Publisher
• Mechanochemical remediation of the chlorinated compounds contaminated soil depending on the minerals inside-the most reasonable approach. Z. Yao, X. He, Q. Wang, et al. Chemosphere 2023;313:137449. PubMed · Publisher
• Response to the Letter to the Editor From Jeffrey Brent, MD, PhD. Re: Mesothelioma Associated With the Use of Cosmetic Talc. J. Moline. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2023;65(5):e361. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Australasian Malignant PLeural Effusion (AMPLE)-3 trial: study protocol for a multi-centre randomised study comparing indwelling pleural catheter (±talc pleurodesis) versus video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for management of malignant pleural effusion. D.B. Fitzgerald, C. Sidhu, C. Budgeon, et al. Trials 2022;23(1):530. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Authors' response to the letter to the editor on "characterization of asbestos exposures associated with the use of facial makeups". M. Holton, J. Ellis, E. Anderson. Risk Analysis 2022;42(10):2142-2144. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Evaluation of asbestos exposure resulting from simulated application of spiked talcum powders. E.W. Miller, B. Roberts, K. Keeton, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2022;34(13-14):380-398. PubMed · Publisher
• Holton et al., Characterization of asbestos exposures associated with the use of facial makeups. Risk Analysis, 42, 2129-2139. M.M. Finkelstein. Risk Analysis 2022;42(10):2140-2141. Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality in the cohort of talc miners and millers from Val Chisone, Northern Italy: 74 years of follow-up. C. Ciocan, E. Pira, M. Coggiola, et al. Environmental Research 2022;203:111865. PubMed · Publisher
• Systematic review of the scientific evidence of the pulmonary carcinogenicity of talc. H.N. Lynch, D.J. Lauer, W.J. Thompson, et al. Frontiers in Public Health 2022;10:989111. Systematic review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Talc powder and ovarian cancer: what is the evidence?. J.P. Micha, M.A. Rettenmaier, R. Bohart, et al. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2022;306(4):931-933. News PubMed · Publisher
• Updated Italian cohort data continues to confirm lack of mesothelioma risk in pooled cohort of international cosmetic talc miners and millers. A.M. Ierardi, E.A. Best, G.M. Marsh. Inhalation Toxicology 2022;34(5-6):135-144. PubMed · Publisher
• A quantitative weight of evidence assessment of Hill's guidelines for causal inference for cosmetic talc as a cause of mesothelioma. A.M. Ierardi, A. Urban, G.M. Marsh. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2021;417:115461. Review PubMed · Publisher
• A Review of the Talc Industry's Influence on Federal Regulation and Scientific Standards for Asbestos in Talc. T. Bird, J.E. Steffen, T.H. Tran, et al. New Solutions 2021;31(2):152-169. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Asbestos and ovarian cancer: examining the historical evidence. B. Slomovitz, C. de Haydu, M. Taub, et al. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer 2021;31(1):122-128. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
• Inhalation Toxicity of Talc. N.F. Johnson. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery 2021;34(2):79-107. PubMed · Publisher
• Talc, body powder, and ovarian cancer: A summary of the epidemiologic evidence. N. Wentzensen, K.M. O'Brien. Gynecologic Oncology 2021;163(1):199-208. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• A clinical evaluation and tissue fiber burden analysis of a lifetime resident of Libby, Montana with adenocarcinoma of the lung. R.F. Dodson, B. Black, L.W. Poye, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2020;63(5):456-462. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Absence of mesothelioma risk maintained in an expanded international cohort of cosmetic talc miners and millers. A.M. Ierardi, G.M. Marsh. Inhalation Toxicology 2020;32(6):257-264. PubMed · Publisher
• Analysis of particles from hamster lungs following pulmonary talc exposures: implications for pathogenicity. E. Sato, S.A. McDonald, Y. Fan, et al. Particle and Fibre Toxicology 2020;17(1):20. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Authors' Response to "Evidence Does Not Support Exposure to Cosmetic Talc as a Cause of Malignant Mesothelioma". J. Moline, K. Bevilacqua, R.E. Gordon. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020;62(2):e85-e86. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Authors' response to "malignant mesothelioma following exposure to cosmetic talc: Association, not causation". T.S. Emory, J.C. Maddox, R.L. Kradin. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2020;63(7):651-652. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Baby Powders and the Precautionary Principle. D. Rosner, G. Markowitz. American Journal of Public Health 2020;110(9):1378-1379. Editorial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Clinically important associations of pleurodesis success in malignant pleural effusion: Analysis of the TIME1 data set. R.M. Mercer, J. Macready, H. Jeffries, et al. Respirology 2020;25(7):750-755. PubMed · Publisher
• Confidence interval function analysis to evaluate the risk of mesothelioma among an expanded international cohort of cosmetic talc miners and millers. G.M. Marsh, A.M. Ierardi. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2020;115:104696. PubMed · Publisher
• Difficulties in establishing a causal link between chemical exposures and cancer cannot be overcome by court assessments. T.A. Dragani. Human & Experimental Toxicology 2020;39(8):1095-1107. PubMed · Publisher
• Evidence Does Not Support Exposure to Cosmetic Talc as Cause of Malignant Mesothelioma. S.J. Geyer. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020;62(2):e83-e84. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Follow-Up of the Libby, Montana Screening Cohort: A 17-Year Mortality Study. T.C. Larson, L. Williamson, V.C. Antao. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020;62(1):e1-e6. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Indwelling pleural catheter versus talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion: a meta-analysis. M. Yeung, E.W. Loh, T.Y. Tiong, et al. Clinical & Experimental Metastasis 2020;37(4):541-549. Meta-analysis PubMed · Publisher
• Malignant mesothelioma following exposure to cosmetic talc: Association, not causation. S.J. Geyer. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2020;63(7):649-650. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Malignant mesothelioma following repeated exposures to cosmetic talc: A case series of 75 patients. T.S. Emory, J.C. Maddox, R.L. Kradin. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2020;63(6):484-489. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Mesothelioma Associated With the Use of Cosmetic Talc. J. Moline, K. Bevilacqua, M. Alexandri, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020;62(1):11-17. PubMed · Publisher
• New Information on Talc and Mesothelioma. J.B. Shrager. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2020;110(3):1099. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Response to Roggli et al. (2020) "Talc and mesothelioma: mineral fiber analysis of 65 cases with clinicopathological correlation". T. Tran, D. Egilman, M. Rigler. Ultrastructural Pathology 2020;44(3):314-315. Comment PubMed · Publisher
• Serous Ovarian Cancer Caused by Exposure to Asbestos and Fibrous Talc in Cosmetic Talc Powders-A Case Series. J.E. Steffen, T. Tran, M. Yimam, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2020;62(2):e65-e77. PubMed · Publisher
• Talc and mesothelioma: mineral fiber analysis of 65 cases with clinicopathological correlation. V.L. Roggli, J.M. Carney, T.A. Sporn, et al. Ultrastructural Pathology 2020;44(2):211-218. PubMed · Publisher
• Talc exposure and risk of stomach cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of occupational cohort studies. C.J. Chang, Y.K. Tu, P.C. Chen, et al. Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi 2020;119(4):781-792. Meta-analysis · Systematic review PubMed · Publisher
• Talc Pleurodesis: A Medical, Medicolegal, and Socioeconomic Review. I. Baiu, E. Yevudza, J.B. Shrager. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2020;109(4):1294-1301. Systematic review PubMed · Publisher
• Tissue burden evaluation of elongated mineral particles in two individuals with mesothelioma and whose work history included manufacturing tile. R.F. Dodson, L.W. Poye. Ultrastructural Pathology 2020;44(1):17-31. Case report PubMed · Publisher

2010s

• "Nondetected": The Politics of Measurement of Asbestos in Talc, 1971-1976. D. Rosner, G. Markowitz, M. Chowkwanyun. American Journal of Public Health 2019;109(7):969-974. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• A case of lung adenocarcinoma complicated by pulmonary talcosis occurring in a patient employed in the confectionery industry. K. Kobayashi, N. Watanabe, T. Oka, et al. Pathology International 2019;69(4):229-234. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• A Man in His 20s With Cough, Unilateral Pleural Effusion, and Nodular Pleural Thickening. M.A. Sonnick, S. Weisman, A.C. Borczuk, et al. Chest 2019;156(6):e121-e126. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos in commercial indian talc. S. Fitzgerald, E. Harty, T.K. Joshi, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2019;62(5):385-392. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  In plain English

  This brief report was a laboratory analysis of cosmetic talcum powders sold in India and marketed as "beat the heat" products. In February 2015, five over-the-counter products were bought in India. After one tested positive, eight more were bought online from an Indian retailer: four from the maker of the positive product and four from another brand. Samples were examined with light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. In the first set, tremolite asbestos was found in one of five products ("ID Talc"), and repeat testing confirmed it. In the second set, the results section and table identify tremolite asbestos in five of eight products, although the article's abstract says six of eight. Amounts in those five ranged from 4.55 million to 59.9 million tremolite asbestos structures per gram of powder. No other regulated amphibole was found. Fibrous talc was seen in all samples but was not counted. The authors concluded that asbestos exposure in India and possibly elsewhere is possible through non-occupational routes. They noted the study did not examine health outcomes and that the source of the talc was unknown.

  We wrote this plain-English summary from the full article with the help of AI, and a second AI model checked each sentence against the article. It is not the authors' wording; the abstract and the article are their own account.

• Cancer incidence and mortality associated with non-occupational and low dose exposure to Libby vermiculite in Minnesota. T. Konen, J.E. Johnson, P. Lindgren, et al. Environmental Research 2019;175:449-456. PubMed · Publisher

• Expert Review Under Attack: Glyphosate, Talc, and Cancer. J.M. Samet. American Journal of Public Health 2019;109(7):976-978. Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Letter concerning: Burns AM, Barlow CA, Banducci AM, Unice KM, Sahmel J. Potential Airborne Asbestos Exposure and Risk Associated with the Historical Use of Cosmetic Talcum Powder Products. M.M. Finkelstein. Risk Analysis 2019;39(12):2601-2603. Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Letter concerning: Occupational exposures to cosmetic talc and risk of mesothelioma: an updated pooled cohort and statistical power analysis with consideration of latency period by Gary M. Marsh et al. (Inhal Toxicol. 2019 Aug 5:1-11. doi:10.1080/08958378.2019.1645768). M.M. Finkelstein. Inhalation Toxicology 2019;31(13-14):429-431. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant Mesothelioma and Its Nonasbestos Causes: Talcum Powder Does Not Create Occult Asbestos Exposure. S.J. Geyer. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2019;143(12):1439. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Occupational exposures to cosmetic talc and risk of mesothelioma: an updated pooled cohort and statistical power analysis with consideration of latency period. G.M. Marsh, A.M. Ierardi, S.M. Benson, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2019;31(6):213-223. PubMed · Publisher

• Ovarian Cancer and "Tainted Talc": What Treating Physicians Need to Know. R. Casey, T.P. Larkin. Missouri Medicine 2019;116(2):83-86. PubMed · Free full text

• Potential Airborne Asbestos Exposure and Risk Associated with the Historical Use of Cosmetic Talcum Powder Products. A.M. Burns, C.A. Barlow, A.M. Banducci, et al. Risk Analysis 2019;39(10):2272-2294. PubMed · Publisher

• Prediction of pneumoconiosis by serum and urinary biomarkers in workers exposed to asbestos-contaminated minerals. H.Y. Yang. PloS One 2019;14(4):e0214808. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Public Health and Independent Risk Assessment. P. Vineis. American Journal of Public Health 2019;109(7):978-980. Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Reimagining Our System for Public Health Protection. D. Michaels. American Journal of Public Health 2019;109(7):975-976. Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Reliance, Not Responsibility: Relations Between Science and Industry. H. Rodenberg. American Journal of Public Health 2019;109(7):980-981. Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Stomach Cancer and Exposure to Talc Powder without Asbestos via Chinese Herbal Medicine: A Population-Based Cohort Study. C.J. Chang, Y.H. Yang, P.C. Chen, et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019;16(5). PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Survival in patients with malignant pleural effusion undergoing talc pleurodesis. M. Hassan, R.M. Mercer, N.A. Maskell, et al. Lung Cancer 2019;137:14-18. PubMed · Publisher

• Talc, Asbestos, and Epidemiology: Corporate Influence and Scientific Incognizance. T.H. Tran, J.E. Steffen, K.M. Clancy, et al. Epidemiology 2019;30(6):783-788. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• A comparison of asbestos fiber potency and elongate mineral particle (EMP) potency for mesothelioma in humans. D.H. Garabrant, S.T. Pastula. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 2018;361:127-136. PubMed · Publisher

• Commentary on "Assessment of Health Risk From Historical Use of Cosmetic Talcum Powder". D. Egilman, J. Steffen. New Solutions 2018;28(3):400-409. Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Historical evolution of regulatory standards for occupational and consumer exposures to industrial talc. D.A. Drechsel, C.A. Barlow, J.L. Bare, et al. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2018;92:251-267. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Libby Amphibole Disease: Pulmonary Function and CT Abnormalities in Vermiculite Miners. A. Miller, J. Szeinuk, C.W. Noonan, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2018;60(2):167-173. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Response to letters regarding "Cosmetic talc as a risk factor for pleural mesothelioma: a weight of evidence evaluation of the epidemiology". B.L. Finley, S.M. Benson, G.M. Marsh. Inhalation Toxicology 2018;30(1):1-4. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Success rate of medical thoracoscopy and talc pleurodesis in malignant pleurisy: A single-centre experience. J. Leemans, C. Dooms, V. Ninane, et al. Respirology 2018;23(6):613-617. PubMed · Publisher

• A clinical assessment and lung tissue burden from an individual who worked as a Libby vermiculite miner. B. Black, R.F. Dodson, J.R. Bruce, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2017;29(9):404-413. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Assessment of Health Risk from Historical Use of Cosmetic Talcum Powder. E.L. Anderson, P.J. Sheehan, R.M. Kalmes, et al. Risk Analysis 2017;37(5):918-929. PubMed · Publisher

• Cosmetic talc as a risk factor for pleural mesothelioma: a weight of evidence evaluation of the epidemiology. B.L. Finley, S.M. Benson, G.M. Marsh. Inhalation Toxicology 2017;29(4):179-185. Systematic review PubMed · Publisher

• Evaluation of the presence of asbestos in cosmetic talcum products. J.S. Pierce, A.S. Riordan, E.W. Miller, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2017;29(10):443-456. PubMed · Publisher

• Letter on: "Cosmetic talc as a risk factor for pleural mesothelioma: a weight of evidence evaluation of the epidemiology". D. Mirabelli. Inhalation Toxicology 2017;29(8):341. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Libby: the long legacy of a public health disaster. A. van Dorn. The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine 2017;5(3):174-175. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Lung Cancer in an Orthoprosthetist Using Vermiculite. Q. Durand-Moreau, M. Dezutter, G. Quéré, et al. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2017;8(4):241-243. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Mesothelioid reaction following talc pleurodesis: a case report. T. Faynberg, N. Patel, A.P. Nayar, et al. General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017;65(11):667-669. PubMed · Publisher

• Mortality of Talc Miners and Millers From Val Chisone, Northern Italy: An Updated Cohort Study. E. Pira, M. Coggiola, C. Ciocan, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2017;59(7):659-664. PubMed · Publisher

• Occupational Exposure to Talc Increases the Risk of Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Occupational Cohort Studies. C.J. Chang, Y.K. Tu, P.C. Chen, et al. Canadian Respiratory Journal 2017;2017:1270608. Meta-analysis · Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Re: Brent L. Finley, Stacey M. Benson & Gary M. Marsh (2017): Cosmetic talc as a risk factor for pleural mesothelioma: a weight of evidence evaluation of the epidemiology, Inhalation Toxicology, DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2017.1336187. M.M. Finkelstein. Inhalation Toxicology 2017;29(9):387-388. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• The Effects of Pleural Plaques on Longitudinal Lung Function in Vermiculite Miners of Libby, Montana. K.A. Clark, J.J. Flynn, W.J.J. Karmaus, et al. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 2017;353(6):533-542. PubMed · Publisher

• A review of mortality associated with elongate mineral particle (EMP) exposure in occupational epidemiology studies of gold, talc, and taconite mining. J.H. Mandel, B.H. Alexander, G. Ramachandran. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2016;59(12):1047-1060. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Pleural plaques and lung function in the Marysville worker cohort: a re-analysis. K. Zu, G. Tao, J.E. Goodman. Inhalation Toxicology 2016;28(11):514-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Protocol of the Australasian Malignant Pleural Effusion-2 (AMPLE-2) trial: a multicentre randomised study of aggressive versus symptom-guided drainage via indwelling pleural catheters. M. Azzopardi, R. Thomas, S. Muruganandan, et al. BMJ Open 2016;6(7):e011480. Randomized trial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Asbestos in commercial cosmetic talcum powder as a cause of mesothelioma in women. R. Lee, D. Van Orden. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2015;21(4):337-41. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Childhood exposure to Libby amphibole during outdoor activities. P.H. Ryan, G.K. LeMasters, J. Burkle, et al. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2015;25(1):4-11. PubMed · Publisher

• Persistent lung expansion after pleural talc poudrage in non-surgically resected malignant pleural mesothelioma. O. Rena, R. Boldorini, E. Papalia, et al. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2015;99(4):1177-83. PubMed · Publisher

• Response to RE: Gordon R, Fitzgerald S, and Millette J. Asbestos in commercial cosmetic talcum powder as a cause of mesothelioma in women. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2014;20(4):318-332. R.E. Gordon. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2015;21(4):342-6. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Safety Assessment of Talc as Used in Cosmetics. M.M. Fiume, I. Boyer, W.F. Bergfeld, et al. International Journal of Toxicology 2015;34(1 Suppl):66S-129S. PubMed · Publisher

• Where occupation and environment overlap: US Forest Service worker exposure to Libby Amphibole fibers. M. Harper, C. Butler, D. Berry, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2015;12(5):D47-53. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• A review and critique of U.S. EPA's risk assessments for asbestos. S.H. Moolgavkar, E.L. Anderson, E.T. Chang, et al. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2014;44(6):499-522. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos in commercial cosmetic talcum powder as a cause of mesothelioma in women. R.E. Gordon, S. Fitzgerald, J. Millette. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2014;20(4):318-32. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Pleural plaques and their effect on lung function in Libby vermiculite miners. K.A. Clark, J.J. Flynn, J.E. Goodman, et al. Chest 2014;146(3):786-794. PubMed · Publisher

• Positive FDG-PET/CT of the pleura twenty years after talc pleurodesis: three cases of benign talcoma. T. Vandemoortele, S. Laroumagne, E. Roca, et al. Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases 2014;87(3):243-8. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos-related radiographic findings among household contacts of workers exposed to Libby vermiculite: impact of workers' personal hygiene practices. T.J. Hilbert, A. Franzblau, K.K. Dunning, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013;55(11):1300-4. PubMed · Publisher

• Letter to the editor on commentary: malignant mesothelioma incidence among talc miners and millers in New York state by M M Finkelstein. R.P. Nolan, J.F. Gamble, G.W. Gibbs. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2013;56(9):1116-8. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Low levels of exposure to libby amphibole asbestos and localized pleural thickening. K.Y. Christensen, T.F. Bateson, L. Kopylev. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2013;55(11):1350-5. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Lung cancer probably related to talc exposure: a case report. J. Kim, C. Oak, T. Jang, et al. Industrial Health 2013;51(2):228-31. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Pleurodesis outcome in malignant pleural mesothelioma. E.T. Fysh, S.K. Tan, C.A. Read, et al. Thorax 2013;68(6):594-6. PubMed · Publisher

• Pneumoconiosis and malignant mesothelioma in a family operated metal casting business that used industrial talc from New York state. M.M. Finkelstein. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2013;56(5):550-5. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Reply to letter by Nolan and colleagues--re: the carcinogenicity of New York state talc dusts in humans. M. Finkelstein. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2013;56(9):1119-24. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Researchers explore possible link between mesothelioma and dust emissions in southern Nevada. L.H. O'Hanlon. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2013;105(5):312-4. News PubMed · Publisher

• The safety of medical thoracoscopy in a group at high risk for complications. M. Metintas, G. Ak, H. Yildirim, et al. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 2013;20(3):224-31. PubMed · Publisher

• Association between cumulative fiber exposure and respiratory outcomes among Libby vermiculite workers. T.C. Larson, V.C. Antao, F.J. Bove, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2012;54(1):56-63. PubMed · Publisher

• Disruption of iron homeostasis in mesothelial cells after talc pleurodesis. A.J. Ghio, J.M. Soukup, L.A. Dailey, et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2012;46(1):80-6. PubMed · Publisher

• Effects of Libby amphibole asbestos exposure on two models of arthritis in the Lewis rat. K.D. Salazar, C.B. Copeland, R.W. Luebke. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2012;75(6):351-65. PubMed · Publisher

• Evaluation of tremolite asbestos exposures associated with the use of commercial products. B.L. Finley, J.S. Pierce, A.D. Phelka, et al. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2012;42(2):119-46. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Libby vermiculite exposure and risk of developing asbestos-related lung and pleural diseases. V.C. Antao, T.C. Larson, D.K. Horton. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine 2012;18(2):161-7. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Localized pleural thickening: smoking and exposure to Libby vermiculite. K.Y. Christensen, L. Kopylev. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2012;22(4):320-3. PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant mesothelioma incidence among talc miners and millers in New York State. M.M. Finkelstein. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2012;55(10):863-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Mechanisms of pleurodesis. F. Rodriguez-Panadero, A. Montes-Worboys. Respiration; International Review of Thoracic Diseases 2012;83(2):91-8. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Mesothelioma associated with commercial use of vermiculite containing Libby amphibole. K.K. Dunning, S. Adjei, L. Levin, et al. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2012;54(11):1359-63. PubMed · Publisher

• Prognostic factors in malignant pleural mesothelioma: role of talc pleurodesis. B.S. Al-Alao, H. Parissis, I.J. Rychlik, et al. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 2012;20(4):443-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Radiographic evidence of nonoccupational asbestos exposure from processing Libby vermiculite in Minneapolis, Minnesota. B.H. Alexander, K.K. Raleigh, J. Johnson, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(1):44-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• The traveling Libby legacy: Minnesota community exhibits nonoccupational health impacts consistent with asbestos damage. T. Tillett. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012;120(1):A35. News · Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy of cosmetic talc compared with iodopovidone for chemical pleurodesis. R. Agarwal, A.S. Paul, A.N. Aggarwal, et al. Respirology 2011;16(7):1064-9. Randomized trial PubMed · Publisher

• Comparison of mounting methods for the evaluation of fibers by phase contrast microscopy. E.G. Lee, T.W. Pang, J. Nelson, et al. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2011;55(6):644-57. PubMed · Publisher

• Lung function, radiological changes and exposure: analysis of ATSDR data from Libby, MT, USA. D. Weill, G. Dhillon, L. Freyder, et al. The European Respiratory Journal 2011;38(2):376-83. PubMed · Publisher

• Modeling community asbestos exposure near a vermiculite processing facility: Impact of human activities on cumulative exposure. J.L. Adgate, S.J. Cho, B.H. Alexander, et al. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2011;21(5):529-35. PubMed · Publisher

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  This modeling study estimated non-work asbestos exposure near a northeast Minneapolis plant that processed contaminated vermiculite ore from Libby, Montana, from 1936 to 1989. The researchers selected 2222 members of a Minnesota Department of Health cohort who never worked at the plant, never lived with a plant worker, and were first at risk of exposure before 1981. Using air dispersion modeling and residential histories, they estimated background exposure from plant emissions for 2146 of them; 76 had invalid addresses. They estimated exposure from four questionnaire-reported activities using Monte Carlo computer simulation and air measurements from Libby: moving plant waste, using waste at home, installing or removing vermiculite insulation, and playing on waste piles at the plant. Typical (geometric mean) background exposure was about 0.02 fibers/cc-months. At the 90th percentile, exposure from pile playing was 9.6 times higher than background. Adding the other three activities to background did not significantly change total exposure. The authors concluded that use of waste rock likely added substantial exposure for a large subgroup. They noted uncertainties likely of an order of magnitude or more.

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• Perineal talc use and ovarian cancer risk: a case study of scientific standards in environmental epidemiology. M. Huncharek, J. Muscat. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2011;20(6):501-7. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Pulmonary inflammatory and fibrotic responses in Fischer 344 rats after intratracheal instillation exposure to Libby amphibole. D.J. Padilla-Carlin, M.C. Schladweiler, J.H. Shannahan, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2011;74(17):1111-32. PubMed · Publisher

• Respiratory illness in asbestos contaminated sites: the role of environmental exposure. P. Comba, L. Fazzo, A. Zona. The European Respiratory Journal 2011;38(2):248-50. Comment · Editorial PubMed · Publisher

• The risk of asbestos exposure in South African diamond mine workers. G. Nelson, J. Murray, J.I. Phillips. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2011;55(6):569-77. PubMed · Publisher

• Tumor type influences the effectiveness of pleurodesis in malignant effusions. S. Bielsa, P. Hernández, F. Rodriguez-Panadero, et al. Lung 2011;189(2):151-5. PubMed · Publisher

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  This retrospective study at two Spanish hospitals asked whether cancer type affects pleurodesis success. Pleurodesis seals the space around the lung to stop fluid returning. It covered 126 patients given doxycycline in Lleida and 447 given talc during thoracoscopy in Sevilla. Asbestos was not studied; mesothelioma was one cancer type. With talc, failure rates were 24% for mesothelioma and 15% for lung cancer, versus 7.5% for breast cancer and 9% for other cancers spread to the pleura (p = 0.012). With doxycycline, complete response rates were 31% for lung cancer, 54% for breast cancer and 74% for cancers spread from sites other than lung or breast (p = 0.001). Only one doxycycline patient had mesothelioma. After allowing for the amount of pleural tumor, breast cancer and cancers spread from sites other than lung or breast still did better with talc than mesothelioma. Lung cancer did not differ significantly from mesothelioma, and more pleural tumor was linked to more failures. The authors concluded that tumor type influences pleurodesis success but should not alone be used to deny the procedure. They noted possible bias from the retrospective design.

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• Early and late morbidity and mortality and life expectancy following thoracoscopic talc insufflation for control of malignant pleural effusions: a review of 400 cases. N. Barbetakis, C. Asteriou, F. Papadopoulou, et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010;5:27. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma--an outline. J.C. McDonald. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2010;54(8):851-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Exposure to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore and respiratory symptoms among individuals who were children while the mine was active in Libby, Montana. L.C. Vinikoor, T.C. Larson, T.F. Bateson, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2010;118(7):1033-28. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Industrial-grade talc exposure and the risk of mesothelioma. B. Price. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2010;40(6):513-30. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Integrated positron emission tomography-computed tomography does not accurately stage intrathoracic disease of patients undergoing trimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. J. Pilling, J.A. Dartnell, L. Lang-Lazdunski. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 2010;58(4):215-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Iodopovidone as a pleurodesis agent: setting standards for clinical pleural research. A.H. Diacon. Respirology 2010;15(1):4-5. Editorial · Comment PubMed · Publisher

• Malignant mesothelioma in a patient with anthophyllite asbestos fibres in the lungs. J.I. Phillips, J. Murray. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2010;54(4):412-6. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Perineal mesh rectopexy with sterile talc in children with rectal prolapse. M. Nazem, M. Hosseinpour, M. Farhadi. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery 2010;20(5):321-4. Randomized trial PubMed · Publisher

• Pleural granuloma mimicking malignancy 42 years after slurry talc injection for primary spontaneous pneumothorax. S. Tenconi, L. Luzzi, P. Paladini, et al. European Surgical Research. Europäische Chirurgische Forschung. Recherches Chirurgicales Européennes 2010;44(3-4):201-3. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Potency factors for risk assessment at Libby, Montana. S.H. Moolgavkar, J. Turim, D.D. Alexander, et al. Risk Analysis 2010;30(8):1240-8. PubMed · Publisher

• Respiratory effects from industrial talc exposure among former mining workers. R.C. Loyola, A.P. Carneiro, A.M. Silveira, et al. Revista de Saúde Pública 2010;44(3):541-7. PubMed · Publisher

• Utilization of gene profiling and proteomics to determine mineral pathogenicity in a human mesothelial cell line (LP9/TERT-1). J.M. Hillegass, A. Shukla, M.B. MacPherson, et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part a 2010;73(5):423-36. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Vermiculite worker mortality: estimated effects of occupational exposure to Libby amphibole. T.C. Larson, V.C. Antao, F.J. Bove. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010;52(5):555-60. PubMed · Publisher

• Zonolite attic insulation exposure studies. W.M. Ewing, S.M. Hays, R. Hatfield, et al. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2010;16(3):279-90. PubMed · Publisher

2000s

• Alterations in gene expression in human mesothelial cells correlate with mineral pathogenicity. A. Shukla, M.B. MacPherson, J. Hillegass, et al. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2009;41(1):114-23. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• An evaluation of potential occupational exposure to asbestiform amphiboles near a former vermiculite mine. J.F. Hart, T.M. Spear, T.J. Ward, et al. Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2009;2009:189509. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Exposure to airborne amphibole structures and health risks: Libby, Montana. B. Price. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2008;52(1 Suppl):S97-S109. PubMed · Publisher
• Gene expression changes after exposure to six-mix in a mouse model. E.A. Putnam, A. Smartt, A. Groves, et al. Journal of Immunotoxicology 2008;5(2):139-44. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
• Low-level fiber-induced radiographic changes caused by Libby vermiculite: a 25-year follow-up study. A.M. Rohs, J.E. Lockey, K.K. Dunning, et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2008;177(6):630-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Perineal talc use and ovarian cancer: a critical review. J.E. Muscat, M.S. Huncharek. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2008;17(2):139-46. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Perineal use of talc and risk of ovarian cancer. H. Langseth, S.E. Hankinson, J. Siemiatycki, et al. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2008;62(4):358-60. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Select mortality and cancer incidence among residents in various U.S. communities that received asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore from Libby, Montana. D.K. Horton, F. Bove, V. Kapil. Inhalation Toxicology 2008;20(8):767-75. PubMed · Publisher
• Thinking longitudinally in a cross-sectional world. G.R. Wagner. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2008;177(6):565-6. Comment · Editorial PubMed · Publisher
• Can serum inflammatory parameters estimate outcome of pleurodesis in mesothelioma?. M. Bilgin, L. Hasdiraz, M. Ozkaya, et al. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2007;77(4):253-5. PubMed · Publisher
• Carcinogenic hazards from inhaled carbon black, titanium dioxide, and talc not containing asbestos or asbestiform fibers: recent evaluations by an IARC Monographs Working Group. R.A. Baan. Inhalation Toxicology 2007;19 Suppl 1:213-28. Review PubMed · Publisher
• CT appearances of talc pleurodesis. S. Narayanaswamy, S. Kamath, M. Williams. Clinical Radiology 2007;62(3):233-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Pleuroparenchymal lung disease secondary to nonoccupational exposure to vermiculite. F. Al-Ghimlas, V. Hoffstein. Canadian Respiratory Journal 2007;14(3):164-6. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Vermiculite, respiratory disease, and asbestos exposure in Libby, Montana: update of a cohort mortality study. P.A. Sullivan. Environmental Health Perspectives 2007;115(4):579-85. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• A review of scientific literature examining the mining history, geology, mineralogy, and amphibole asbestos health effects of the Rainy Creek igneous complex, Libby, Montana, USA. B.R. Bandli, M.E. Gunter. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):949-62. Historical article · Review PubMed · Publisher
• A review of the federal government's health activities in response to asbestos-contaminated ore found in Libby, Montana. K. Horton, V. Kapil, T. Larson, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):925-40. PubMed · Publisher
• Community exposure to asbestos from a vermiculite exfoliation plant in NE Minneapolis. J. Kelly, G.C. Pratt, J. Johnson, et al. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):941-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Exposure matrix development for the Libby cohort. C.W. Noonan. Inhalation Toxicology 2006;18(12):963-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Lung cancer risk and talc not containing asbestiform fibres: a review of the epidemiological evidence. P. Wild. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2006;63(1):4-9. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Nested case-control study of autoimmune disease in an asbestos-exposed population. C.W. Noonan, J.C. Pfau, T.C. Larson, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2006;114(8):1243-7. Randomized trial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Thoracoscopic palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusions: results in 273 patients. K. Arapis, R. Caliandro, J.B. Stern, et al. Surgical Endoscopy 2006;20(6):919-23. PubMed · Publisher
• Video-assisted management of malignant pleural effusion in breast carcinoma. R. Gasparri, F. Leo, G. Veronesi, et al. Cancer 2006;106(2):271-6. PubMed · Publisher
• An autopsy case of primary pericardial mesothelioma in arc cutter exposed to asbestos through talc pencils. H. Fujiwara, T. Kamimori, K. Morinaga, et al. Industrial Health 2005;43(2):346-50. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• The usefulness of computed tomography in detecting asbestos-related pleural abnormalities in people who had indeterminate chest radiographs: the Libby, MT, experience. O.I. Muravov, W.E. Kaye, M. Lewin, et al. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2005;208(1-2):87-99. PubMed · Publisher
• Mortality in a cohort of vermiculite miners exposed to fibrous amphibole in Libby, Montana. J.C. McDonald, J. Harris, B. Armstrong. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2004;61(4):363-6. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Ovarian cancer and occupational exposure among pulp and paper employees in Norway. H. Langseth, K. Kjaerheim. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 2004;30(5):356-61. PubMed
• Perineal talc exposure and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in the Central Valley of California. P.K. Mills, D.G. Riordan, R.D. Cress, et al. International Journal of Cancer 2004;112(3):458-64. PubMed · Publisher
• Radiographic abnormalities and asbestos exposure: Libby, Montana. B. Price. Environmental Health Perspectives 2004;112(2):A82-3, author reply A83. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Reconstruction of a century of airborne asbestos concentrations. J.S. Webber, K.W. Jackson, P.P. Parekh, et al. Environmental Science & Technology 2004;38(3):707-14. Historical article PubMed · Publisher
• The pathology associated with therapeutic procedures in malignant mesothelioma. R.L. Attanoos, A.R. Gibbs. Histopathology 2004;45(4):393-7. PubMed · Publisher
• An update of a mortality study of talc miners and millers in Italy. M. Coggiola, D. Bosio, E. Pira, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2003;44(1):63-9. PubMed · Publisher
• Radiographic abnormalities and exposure to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite in the community of Libby, Montana, USA. L.A. Peipins, M. Lewin, S. Campolucci, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2003;111(14):1753-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Cosmetic talc should not be listed as a carcinogen: comments on NTP's deliberations to list talc as a carcinogen. A.P. Wehner. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 2002;36(1):40-50. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Fatal asbestosis 50 years after brief high intensity exposure in a vermiculite expansion plant. R.S. Wright, J.L. Abraham, P. Harber, et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2002;165(8):1145-9. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Talc induced transfusion independence in a patient with myelodysplasia. S. Hirawat, A. Arunabh, P. Schulman. Leukemia Research 2001;25(3):263-5. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Exposure to nitrosamines, carbon black, asbestos, and talc and mortality from stomach, lung, and laryngeal cancer in a cohort of rubber workers. K. Straif, U. Keil, D. Taeger, et al. American Journal of Epidemiology 2000;152(4):297-306. PubMed · Publisher
• Researchers should talk to workers. D. Egilman. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000;37(6):668. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher
• Talc induces apoptosis in human malignant mesothelioma cells in vitro. N. Nasreen, K.A. Mohammed, P.A. Dowling, et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2000;161(2 Pt 1):595-600. PubMed · Publisher

1990s

• Possible role of ovarian epithelial inflammation in ovarian cancer. R.B. Ness, C. Cottreau. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999;91(17):1459-67. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Medical thoracoscopic talc pleurodesis for chylothorax due to lymphoma: a case series. D.C. Mares, P.N. Mathur. Chest 1998;114(3):731-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos disease in foundrymen. A.M. Langer, R.P. Nolan. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1997;39(8):699-700. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos disease in foundrymen. M. Wyart-Remy. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1997;39(8):700. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Disordered biopyriboles, amphibole, and talc in the Allende meteorite: products of nebular or parent body aqueous alteration?. A.J. Brearley. Science 1997;276(5315):1103-5. PubMed · Publisher

• Mineralogical features associated with cytotoxic and proliferative effects of fibrous talc and asbestos on rodent tracheal epithelial and pleural mesothelial cells. A.G. Wylie, H.C. Skinner, J. Marsh, et al. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1997;147(1):143-50. PubMed · Publisher

• Talc and amosite/crocidolite preferentially deposited in the lungs of nonoccupational female lung cancer cases in urban areas of Japan. H. Yamada, H. Hashimoto, M. Akiyama, et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 1997;105(5):504-8. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Videothoracoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma with associated pleural effusions. A. Cantó, R. Guijarro, A. Arnau, et al. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon 1997;45(1):16-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Respiratory disease as a result of talc inhalation. G. Scancarello, R. Romeo, E. Sartorelli. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1996;38(6):610-4. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• A review of perineal talc exposure and risk of ovarian cancer. B.L. Harlow, P.A. Hartge. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 1995;21(2):254-60. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Quantitative comparison of asbestos and talc bodies in an individual with mixed exposure. R.F. Dodson, M. O'Sullivan, C.J. Corn, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1995;27(2):207-15. Case report PubMed · Publisher

• Sterilization of talc for pleurodesis. Available techniques, efficacy, and cost analysis. L. Kennedy, L.M. Vaughan, L.L. Steed, et al. Chest 1995;107(4):1032-4. PubMed · Publisher

• Talc slurry pleurodesis. Pleural fluid and histologic analysis. L. Kennedy, R.A. Harley, S.A. Sahn, et al. Chest 1995;107(6):1707-12. PubMed · Publisher

• Talc: occurrence, characterization, and consumer applications. R. Zazenski, W.H. Ashton, D. Briggs, et al. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 1995;21(2):218-29. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Vermiculite: a review of the mineralogy and health effects of vermiculite exploitation. J. Addison. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 1995;21(3):397-405. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Development of a disposable spray canister for talc pleurodesis. A preliminary report. H.G. Colt, J.F. Dumon. Chest 1994;106(6):1776-80. PubMed · Publisher

• Etiology, biology, and epidemiology of ovarian cancer. T.R. Baker, M.S. Piver. Seminars in Surgical Oncology 1994;10(4):242-8. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Intrapleural talc for the prevention of recurrent pneumothorax. J.R. Milanez, F.S. Vargas, L.T. Filomeno, et al. Chest 1994;106(4):1162-5. PubMed · Publisher

• The secondary müllerian system revisited. S.C. Lauchlan. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology 1994;13(1):73-9. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Amphibole content of cosmetic and pharmaceutical talcs. A.M. Blount. Environmental Health Perspectives 1991;94:225-30. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Bronchiolitis in a patient with talcosis. K. Reijula, P. Pääkkö, R. Kerttula, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(2):140-2. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Exposure to asbestiform minerals and radiographic chest abnormalities in a talc mining region of upstate New York. E.F. Fitzgerald, A.D. Stark, N. Vianna, et al. Archives of Environmental Health 1991;46(3):151-4. PubMed · Publisher

• On talc, tremolite, and tergiversation. A.M. Langer, R.P. Nolan, J. Addison. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(5):359-60. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• On talc, tremolite, and tergiversation. Ter-gi-ver-sate: 2: to use subterfuges. B.W. Case. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(5):357-9. Comment · Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

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  This is a letter to the editor, not a research study, and it reports no new data. B W Case wrote it in reply to a 1990 article by Reger and Morgan about "non-asbestiform" tremolite and talc. Case posed three questions: whether non-asbestiform fibres can be clearly identified, whether they occur without asbestiform fibres, and whether they tell us about the biological effects of long, thin, durable fibres. He answered no to all three. He argued that microscopic fibre shape is what counts for health. He said Reger and Morgan left out other researchers' evidence linking tremolite-actinolite to lung cancer, mesothelioma and interstitial fibrosis in vermiculite miners. He also said they left out lung fibrosis from talc, citing Merewether's 1933 report of 11 rubber tyre workers. He noted that one tremolite described as fibrous but not asbestiform produced mesothelioma in 70% of animals in Addison and Davis's work. He accepted that more work is needed. Case concluded that exempting these fibres from regulation "seems folly" until evidence shows they are easily defined, clearly separated from tremolite asbestos at work, and do not cause lung fibrosis or other health effects.

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• Risk assessment using exposure intensity: an application to vermiculite mining. P.M. Vacek, J.C. McDonald. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1991;48(8):543-7. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Health effects of tremolite. This official statement of the American Thoracic Society was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, June 1990. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1990;142(6 Pt 1):1453-8. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Morbidity and mortality in talc-exposed workers. E. Wergeland, A. Andersen, A. Baerheim. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;17(4):505-13. PubMed · Publisher

• On talc, tremolite, and tergiversation. R. Reger, W.K. Morgan. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1990;47(8):505-7. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

1980s

• Misconceptions regarding the pathogenicity of silicas and silicates. D.S. Feigin. Journal of Thoracic Imaging 1989;4(1):68-80. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Talc deposition and effects after 20 days of repeated inhalation exposure of rats and mice to talc. J.A. Pickrell, M.B. Snipes, J.M. Benson, et al. Environmental Research 1989;49(2):233-45. PubMed · Publisher
• Analysis of excess lung cancer risk in short-term employees. S.H. Lamm, M.S. Levine, J.A. Starr, et al. American Journal of Epidemiology 1988;127(6):1202-9. PubMed · Publisher
• Bronchoalveolar lavage in talc induced lung disease. A.A. Redondo, D.B. Ettensohn, M. Khan, et al. Thorax 1988;43(12):1019-21. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Health of vermiculite miners exposed to trace amounts of fibrous tremolite. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald, P. Sébastien, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1988;45(9):630-4. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Lung function 22-35 years after treatment of idiopathic spontaneous pneumothorax with talc poudrage or simple drainage. P. Lange, J. Mortensen, S. Groth. Thorax 1988;43(7):559-61. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Mortality from lung cancer and respiratory disease among pottery workers exposed to silica and talc. T.L. Thomas, P.A. Stewart. American Journal of Epidemiology 1987;125(1):35-43. PubMed · Publisher
• Sepiolite asbestos from Franklin, New Jersey: a case study in medical geology. M. Germine. Environmental Research 1987;42(2):386-99. PubMed · Publisher
• The morbidity and mortality of vermiculite miners and millers exposed to tremolite-actinolite: Part I. Exposure estimates. H.E. Amandus, R. Wheeler, J. Jankovic, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(1):1-14. PubMed · Publisher
• The morbidity and mortality of vermiculite miners and millers exposed to tremolite-actinolite: Part II. Mortality. H.E. Amandus, R. Wheeler. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(1):15-26. PubMed · Publisher
• The morbidity and mortality of vermiculite miners and millers exposed to tremolite-actinolite: Part III. Radiographic findings. H.E. Amandus, R. Althouse, W.K. Morgan, et al. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1987;11(1):27-37. PubMed · Publisher
• The pulmonary toxicity of talc and granite dust as estimated from an in vivo hamster bioassay. B.D. Beck, H.A. Feldman, J.D. Brain, et al. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 1987;87(2):222-34. PubMed · Publisher
• Unusual intestinal talcosis. P.A. Anani, C. Ribaux, D. Gardiol. The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 1987;11(11):890-4. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Cohort study of mortality of vermiculite miners exposed to tremolite. J.C. McDonald, A.D. McDonald, B. Armstrong, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1986;43(7):436-44. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Fiber contamination of vermiculites: a potential occupational and environmental health hazard. F. Moatamed, J.E. Lockey, W.T. Parry. Environmental Research 1986;41(1):207-18. PubMed · Publisher
• Radiological survey of past and present vermiculite miners exposed to tremolite. J.C. McDonald, P. Sebastien, B. Armstrong. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1986;43(7):445-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Talc: understanding its manifestations in the chest. D.S. Feigin. AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology 1986;146(2):295-301. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos contamination of vermiculite. S.B. Hayward, G.R. Smith. American Journal of Public Health 1984;74(5):519-20. Letter PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Evaluation by electron microscopy techniques of asbestos contamination in industrial, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical talcs. L. Paoletti, S. Caiazza, G. Donelli, et al. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 1984;4(3):222-35. PubMed · Publisher
• Pulmonary changes after exposure to vermiculite contaminated with fibrous tremolite. J.E. Lockey, S.M. Brooks, A.M. Jarabek, et al. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1984;129(6):952-8. PubMed · Publisher
• Pulmonary granulomatous reaction: talc pneumoconiosis or chronic sarcoidosis?. P. Tukiainen, J. Nickels, E. Taskinen, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1984;41(1):84-7. Case report PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Talc and mesothelioma. T.K. Ng. The Medical Journal of Australia 1984;140(8):452-3. PubMed · Publisher
• Unexpected occupational exposure to asbestos. R. Barnes, A.J. Rogers. The Medical Journal of Australia 1984;140(8):488-90. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Identification of chlorite and serpentine in cosmetic or pharmaceutical talc. A.M. Blount, A.H. Vassiliou. Environmental Health Perspectives 1983;51:379-85. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 35-1982. A 29-year-old Puerto Rican man with a miliary pulmonary pattern on radiologic examination. The New England Journal of Medicine 1982;307(10):605-14. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• Comparative effects of fibrous and nonfibrous minerals on cells and liposomes. C.D. Woodworth, B.T. Mossman, J.E. Craighead. Environmental Research 1982;27(1):190-205. PubMed · Publisher
• Evaluation of respiratory effects in miners and millers exposed to talc free of asbestos and silica. D.H. Wegman, J.M. Peters, M.G. Boundy, et al. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1982;39(3):233-8. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Ovarian cancer and talc: a case-control study. D.W. Cramer, W.R. Welch, R.E. Scully, et al. Cancer 1982;50(2):372-6. PubMed · Publisher
• Asbestos and other ferruginous bodies: their formation and clinical significance. A.M. Churg, M.L. Warnock. The American Journal of Pathology 1981;102(3):447-56. Review PubMed · Free full text
• Talc dust pneumoconiosis. A. Berner, B. Gylseth, F. Levy. Acta Pathologica et Microbiologica Scandinavica. Section A, Pathology 1981;89(1):17-21. Case report PubMed · Publisher
• The second diagnosis: the role of the pathologist in identifying pneumoconioses in lungs excised for tumor. E.J. Mark. Human Pathology 1981;12(7):585-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Particle size for differentiation between inhalation and injection pulmonary talcosis. J.L. Abraham, C. Brambilla. Environmental Research 1980;21(1):94-6. PubMed · Publisher
• Treatments affecting the rate of asbestos-induced mesotheliomas. J.C. Wagner, R.J. Hill, G. Berry, et al. British Journal of Cancer 1980;41(6):918-22. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

1970s

• An epidemiologic study of a group of talc workers. J.F. Gamble, W. Fellner, M.J. Dimeo. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1979;119(5):741-53. PubMed · Publisher

• Cosmetic talc and ovarian cancer. D.L. Longo, R.C. Young. Lancet 1979;2(8150):1011-2. Letter PubMed · Publisher

• Cosmetic talc and ovarian cancer. D.L. Longo, R.C. Young. Lancet 1979;2(8138):349-51. PubMed · Publisher

• Inhalation studies with Syrian golden hamsters. A.P. Wehner, B.O. Stuart, C.L. Sanders. Progress in Experimental Tumor Research 1979;24:177-98. PubMed · Publisher

  In plain English

  Researchers at Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories summarized their own hamster inhalation experiments with cigarette smoke, chrysotile asbestos, nickel and cobalt oxides, talc baby powder, uranium mine contaminants and plutonium dioxide. In the asbestos part, groups of 51 male hamsters breathed chrysotile asbestos dust 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, with or without cigarette smoke. All developed asbestosis, and exposure was stopped after 11 months. Of 12 lung adenomas (benign tumors) among 510 hamsters, 10 were in the 102 asbestos-exposed animals; the authors called this an early neoplastic response. They observed neither a cancer-causing effect of asbestos nor a cocarcinogenic effect of cigarette smoke. Laryngeal lesions and malignant tumors were significantly less common with asbestos plus smoke than with smoke alone. The authors suggested this was perhaps because asbestosis shortened life-span. Talc baby powder did not affect body weight, survival or tissue changes compared with sham-exposed controls. The authors suggested this appears due to cosmetic-grade talc lacking asbestos fibers. The authors concluded that their random bred hamsters were unsatisfactory for producing primary lung cancer from inhaled agents, but acceptable for studying emphysema and fibrosis.

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• Talc in drugs. M.J. Nicar, D.A. Norman. The New England Journal of Medicine 1978;299(10):556-7. Letter PubMed · Publisher

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• Pulmonary mineral dust. A study of ninety patients by electron microscopy, electron microanalysis, and electron microdiffraction. J.P. Berry, P. Henoc, P. Galle, et al. The American Journal of Pathology 1976;83(3):427-56. PubMed · Free full text

• The biology of talc. G.Y. Hildick-Smith. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1976;33(4):217-29. Review PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Analysis of particles in stomach tumours from Japanese males. W.J. Henderson, D.M. Evans, J.D. Davies, et al. Environmental Research 1975;9(3):240-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos in talc. A.N. Rohl. Environmental Health Perspectives 1974;9:129-32. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Detection and determination of chrysotile in talc USP. H.A. Rose. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1974;63(2):268-9. PubMed · Publisher

• Identification and quantitation of asbestos in talc. A.N. Rohl, A.M. Langer. Environmental Health Perspectives 1974;9:95-109. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Tumorigenic effect of fibrous dusts in experimental animals. F. Pott, F. Huth, K.H. Friedrichs. Environmental Health Perspectives 1974;9:313-5. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• A study of workers exposed to asbestiform minerals in commercial talc manufacture. M. Kleinfeld, J. Messite, A.M. Langer. Environmental Research 1973;6(2):132-43. PubMed · Publisher

• Asbestos, talc and nitrites in relation to gastric cancer. W.E. Smith. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 1973;34(5):227-8. PubMed · Publisher

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• Environmental lung disease. M.X. FitzGerald, C.B. Carrington, E.A. Gaensler. The Medical Clinics of North America 1973;57(3):593-622. Review PubMed · Publisher

• Pathologica, physiological, and radiological correlations in the pneumoconioses. E.A. Gaensler, C.B. Carrington, R.E. Coutu, et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1972;200:574-607. PubMed · Publisher

• Respiratory distress after talc inhalation. S.R. Gould, D.E. Barnardo. British Journal of Diseases of the Chest 1972;66(3):230-3. PubMed · Publisher

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• Talc and carcinoma of the ovary and cervix. W.J. Henderson, C.A. Joslin, A.C. Turnbull, et al. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Commonwealth 1971;78(3):266-72. PubMed · Publisher

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• Identification of mineral particles in pneumoconiotic lungs. W.J. Henderson, J. Gough, J. Harse. Journal of Clinical Pathology 1970;23(2):104-9. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

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• The pulmonary response to fibrous dusts of diverse compositions. P. Gross, R.T. deTreville, L.J. Cralley, et al. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 1970;31(2):125-32. PubMed · Publisher

1960s

• Asbestos and health in 1969. G.W. Wright. The American Review of Respiratory Disease 1969;100(4):467-79. Review PubMed · Publisher
• Fibrous and mineral content of cosmetic talcum products. L.J. Cralley, M.M. Key, D.H. Groth, et al. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal 1968;29(4):350-4. PubMed · Publisher
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• Mortality among talc miners and millers in New York State. M. Kleinfeld, J. Messite, O. Kooyman, et al. Archives of Environmental Health 1967;14(5):663-7. PubMed · Publisher
• Tissue response to intraperitoneal asbestos with preliminary report of acute toxicity of heart-treated asbestos in mice. J. Jagatic, M.E. Rubnitz, M.C. Godwin, et al. Environmental Research 1967;1(3):217-30. PubMed · Publisher
• Effect of tale dust inhalation on lung function. M. Kleinfeld, J. Messite, J. Shapiro, et al. Archives of Environmental Health 1965;10:431-7. PubMed · Publisher
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1950s

• Massive pulmonary fibrosis from the inhalation of talc. A.C. Hunt. Thorax 1956;11(4):287-94. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
• Talc pneumoconiosis in the textile industry. B. Mann, J.B. Deasy. British Medical Journal 1954;2(4902):1460-1. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

1940s

• Talc pneumoconiosis. A.I. McLAUGHLIN, E. Rogers, K.C. Dunham. British Journal of Industrial Medicine 1949;6(3):184-94. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text
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