title: [Epidemiological approach to mesothelioma].
abstract: Mesothelioma, the primitive cancer of pleura, peritoneum or pericardium, is a tumor for which many etiologic studies have been conducted, because of close relations with environment. If asbestos remains the essential risk factor, many uncertainties persist on extent of phenomena in next decades. Furthermore, emergence of new etiologies, confirmed on human (erionite, ionizing radiations) or only suspected in experimentation (some biopersistent synthetic fibers, some virus as the SV40), ask new questions which are susceptible to modify our view of mesothelioma epidemiology.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Santé Travail et Environnement, Université Victor-Ségalen, Bordeaux 2.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brochard
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D017636:Asbestos, Amphibole / Q000009:adverse effects; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000009:adverse effects; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D017636:Asbestos, Amphibole; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: Approche épidémiologique du mésothéliome.