2 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
Lung cancer risk in past asbestos workers a few decades after exposure cessation and prospects for screening
To ascertain whether the current risk of lung cancer in former asbestos workers was higher than in the general population, 1,557 past asbestos workers were recruited during statutory health examinations (from 2000 onward) and followed…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Asbestos-related cancers in refinery workers in the Australian petroleum industry
…77 (95% confidence interval = 1.95-6.59). The incidence of lung cancer was significantly lower than that in the general male population. Lung cancer incidence was higher in maintenance workers than in nonmaintenance workers…