3 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Impact of low-dose computed tomography screening on lung cancer mortality among asbestos-exposed workers
…deaths from all cancers or from malignant neoplasm of the pleura. Deaths from pleural cancer were higher than in the general population in both groups. The authors concluded that taking part in screening was associated with…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2023
Pleural mesothelioma risk in the construction industry: a case-control study in Italy, 2000-2018
…for blue-collar occupations (1993 cases, OR 4.52), including bricklayers (988 cases, OR 7.05), general construction workers (320 cases, OR 4.66), plumbers and pipe fitters (305 cases, OR 9.13), painters (104 cases…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
COVID-19 in patients with thoracic malignancies (TERAVOLT): first results of an international, registry-based, cohort study
Early reports on patients with cancer and COVID-19 have suggested a high mortality rate compared with the general population. Patients with thoracic malignancies are thought to be particularly susceptible to COVID-19 given their older…