title: The Tyler Asbestos Workers Program. I. A medical surveillance model and method.
abstract: An asbestos-exposed worker who smokes cigarettes has a high risk of developing cancer of the lung. One thousand ninety-five former workers at a plant manufacturing asbestos (amosite) insulation products were exposed to high levels of asbestos dust concentrations in the atmosphere. The workers have been identified and located. A semi-annual medical surveillance program has been developed with National Cancer Institute support. Examination of the worker includes the following: history (questionnaire), physical examination, sputum cytopathology, chest roentgenogram, pulmonary function studies, and other tests. Emphasis has been placed on understanding the role of sputum cytopathology in a cancer control program in former asbestos workers.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D013183:Sputum / Q000166:cytology; D013781:Texas
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos