The mesothelioma epidemic in Western Europe: an update

被引：71
作者：
Pellucchi, C
Malvezzi, M
La Vecchia, C
Levi, F
Decarli, A
Negri, E
机构：
[1] Mario Negri Inst Pharmacol Res, I-20157 Milan, Italy
[2] Univ Milan, Ist Stat Med & Biometria, I-20133 Milan, Italy
[3] Inst Univ Med Sociale & Prevent, CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland
[4] Univ Brescia, Dipartimento Sci Biomed & Biotecnol, Sez Stat Med, I-25123 Brescia, Italy
来源：
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER | 2004年 / 90卷 / 05期
关键词：
pleural cancer; mesothelioma; mortality trends; Western Europe;
D O I：
10.1038/sj.bjc.6601638
中图分类号：
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号：
100214 ;
摘要：
The number of male deaths from pleural cancer in France, Germany and Italy increased from about 8750 in 1990-1994 to 9550 in 1995-1999, suggesting that mesothelioma deaths in males may be levelling off in most of Western Europe.
引用
收藏
页码：1022 / 1024
页数：3
相关论文
共 13 条
  • [1] Bianchi C, 1997, EUR J CANCER PREV, V6, P162
  • [2] The exposure-time-response relationship between occupational asbestos exposure and lung cancer in two German case-control studies
    Hauptmann, M
    Pohlabeln, H
    Lubin, JH
    Jöckel, KH
    Ahrens, W
    Brüske-Hohlfeld, I
    Wichmann, HE
    [J]. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE, 2002, 41 (02) : 89 - 97
  • [3] Mesothelioma incidence seems to have leveled off in Sweden
    Hemminki, K
    Li, XJ
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 2003, 103 (01) : 145 - 146
  • [4] The quantitative risks of mesothelioma and lung cancer in relation to asbestos exposure
    Hodgson, JT
    Darnton, A
    [J]. ANNALS OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE, 2000, 44 (08) : 565 - 601
  • [5] La Vecchia C, 2000, EUR J CANCER PREV, V9, P179, DOI 10.1097/00008469-200006000-00006
  • [6] Pleural mesothelioma incidence in Europe: evidence of some deceleration in the increasing trends
    Montanaro, F
    Bray, F
    Gennaro, V
    Merler, E
    Tyczynski, JE
    Parkin, DM
    ENCR Working Grp
    [J]. CANCER CAUSES & CONTROL, 2003, 14 (08) : 791 - 803
  • [7] MESOTHELIOMA MORTALITY IN ASBESTOS WORKERS - IMPLICATIONS FOR MODELS OF CARCINOGENESIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT
    PETO, J
    SEIDMAN, H
    SELIKOFF, IJ
    [J]. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 1982, 45 (01) : 124 - 135
  • [8] The European mesothelioma epidemic
    Peto, J
    Decarli, A
    La Vecchia, C
    Levis, F
    Negri, E
    [J]. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER, 1999, 79 (3-4) : 666 - 672
  • [9] Incidence trends of mesothelioma in Norway, 1965-1999
    Ulvestad, B
    Kjaerheim, K
    Moller, B
    Andersen, A
    [J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER, 2003, 107 (01) : 94 - 98
  • [10] *US BUR CENS, 1996, MORT STAT REV RE DH2
12