5 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Meeting report: mode(s) of action of asbestos and related mineral fibers
Although asbestos in general is well known to cause a range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic human health effects, not all asbestos fiber types have the same disease-causing potential, and the mode of action (MOA…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
Are current or future mesothelioma epidemics in Hong Kong the tragic legacy of uncontrolled use of asbestos in the past?
This ecologic study examined mesothelioma in Hong Kong's general population. It used Hong Kong Cancer Registry records and asbestos trade figures (all fiber types combined, per person per year, 1960–2006). From 1976 to 2006…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
The case for a global ban on asbestos
…cancer and mesothelioma. They described industry-sponsored "product defense" science. They cited a court document stating that General Motors, Ford and Chrysler paid almost $37 million between 2001 and 2008 to scientist-consultants. They reported that…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2010
A case-control study of lung cancer nested in a cohort of European asphalt workers
…risk. A sizable proportion of the excess mortality from lung cancer relative to the general population observed in the earlier cohort phase is likely attributable to high tobacco consumption and possibly to coal tar exposure, whereas…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Occupational exposure to asbestos and ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis
…authors independently abstracted data; any disagreement was resolved by consulting a third reviewer. All but one study reported standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) comparing observed numbers of deaths with expected numbers for the general population; the exception…