Asbestos disease in sheet metal workers: the results of a proportional mortality analysis.
The results of a proportional mortality analysis of a cohort of sheet metal workers who have only intermittent exposure to asbestos demonstrates a significant excess of cancer at the three sites most frequently associated with asbestos: lung, colon and rectum, and the mesothelium. No excess nonmalignant respiratory disease was detected. These data strongly suggest that significant asbestos-related disease is present in populations with secondary exposure to asbestos and emphasize the importance of considering possible asbestos-related disease when treating patients with a history of employment in the construction industry.
D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D008669:Metallurgy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012044:Regression Analysis
D001194:Asbestos