5 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2015
An unjustified prognosis of the number of asbestos-related lung cancer cases caused by an increase in airborne asbestos concentrations as a result of removing of asbestos-cement products
…a 2014 article by Hajok and colleagues. That article estimated lung cancer cases in the general Polish population from asbestos exposure during removal and disposal of asbestos-cement products. The letter's authors argued that published…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
Occupation and risk of stomach cancer in Poland
…between 1994 and 1996. Controls (n = 479) were randomly selected from the general population in Warsaw. Only a few occupations and industries were associated with significantly increased risks of stomach cancer. The most suggestive finding…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Spirometry: a predictor of lung cancer among asbestos workers
…concluded that spirometry can identify patients at risk of lung cancer and should be offered at least every three years. They noted that participation was voluntary and that the results cannot be generalized to general practice.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Exposure-Response Analyses of Asbestos and Lung Cancer Subtypes in a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies
…asbestos exposure and assessed the joint effect of asbestos exposure and smoking by sex and lung cancer subtype in general population studies. We pooled 14 case-control studies conducted in 1985-2010 in Europe and Canada…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2024
Lung Cancer Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure to Pairs of Five Lung Carcinogens: Results from a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies (SYNERGY)
…the selected lung carcinogens resulted generally in higher risk than exposure to individual agents, highlighting the importance to reduce and control exposure to carcinogens in workplaces and the general environment. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP13380.