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7 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Cancer incidence in a cohort of asbestos-exposed workers undergoing health surveillance
To compare a local cohort of 2488 men occupationally exposed to asbestos and enrolled in a public health surveillance program with the 1995-2009 cancer incidence of the general population of Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2013
Cancer morbidity and quartz exposure in Swedish iron foundries
This retrospective cohort study compared cancer incidence from 1958 to 2004 among 3,045 men employed over one year at ten Swedish iron foundries with general Swedish population rates. The authors estimated workers' cumulative respirable quartz…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Occupational exposures to asbestos, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and solvents, and cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx: a quantitative literature review
…risk. On the other hand, no association was found with exposure to solvents in general (meta-RR 0.98; 95% CI 0.77-1.23) but the strong heterogeneity between studies suggested differences in exposures. The…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Lung cancer and mesothelioma in towns with environmental exposure to asbestos in Eastern Anatolia
…3-fold higher in Hekimhan and fourfold higher in Arguvan then in the general population of Turkey. The incidences of mesothelioma and lung carcinoma in Hekimhan were higher than those of the general population in Turkey…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2014
Changes of mesothelin and osteopontin levels over time in formerly asbestos-exposed power industry workers
…deciding between intensive clinical work-up and continued surveillance appeared inadequate for the evaluated markers. While general conclusions cannot be drawn, we can say that the results of the two patients would be consistent with a…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2000
Determinants of the pathogenicity of man-made vitreous fibers (MMVF)
…therefore, less likely to induce lung or pleural tumors even under chronic exposure conditions. Respective animal studies with more fibers of different biopersistence have confirmed this general principle. It is very important that, when evaluating and…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2012
Lung and pleural CT signs predict deaths: 10-year follow-up after lung cancer screening of asbestos-exposed workers
…lung/pleural CT signs found in screening seem to predict deaths in long term, which may require more careful medical surveillance of such individuals. Further studies are needed to generalize the present findings to general population.