Pleural mesothelioma in a cigarette filter factory worker.
The incidence of pleural mesothelioma is increasing. Over the past two decades many new occupational and nonoccupational risk groups have been identified. This paper reports a case of pleural mesothelioma in an office worker employed in a cigarette filter factory. Both secondary occupational and domestic asbestos exposure may have occurred. Only one prior report describes the potential asbestos health risks of this occupational group.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114.
D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014026:Nicotiana
D001194:Asbestos