[Screening for asbestos-related conditions].
Screening programs for early detection of asbestos-related cancer have been considered. Conventional X-ray, computed tomography of the thorax, and the biomarkers osteopontin and mesothelin have been critically reviewed in the literature, together with survival data from screening programs in asbestos-exposed populations. Data do not currently support implementation of screening programs for asbestos-exposed persons in Denmark. Since mesothelioma is most often an occupational disease, these patients should be admitted to an occupational clinic for aetiological evaluation.
Brauer
Charlotte
C
Arbejdsmedicinsk Klinik, Glostrup Hospital, DK-2600 Glostrup. chabra01@glo.regionh.dk
Baandrup
Ulrik
U
Jacobsen
Peter
P
Krasnik
Mark
M
Olsen
Jørgen H
JH
Pedersen
Jesper Holst
JH
Rasmussen
Torben Riis
TR
Schlünssen
Vivi
V
Sherson
David
D
Svolgaard
Birgitte
B
Sørensen
Jens Benn
JB
Omland
Oyvind
O
D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
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