title: [Screening for asbestos-related conditions].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Arbejdsmedicinsk Klinik, Glostrup Hospital, DK-2600 Glostrup. chabra01@glo.regionh.dk
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brauer
authors.forename: Ulrik
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baandrup
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krasnik
authors.forename: Jørgen H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Jesper Holst
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Torben Riis
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: Vivi
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schlünssen
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sherson
authors.forename: Birgitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Svolgaard
authors.forename: Jens Benn
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Sørensen
authors.forename: Oyvind
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Omland
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos