title: [Promoting the quality of health surveillance of workers exposed to wood dust, with particular care to NPSC, in the territory of the Health Agency of Florence].
abstract: Wood dust can cause occupational-related naso-sinusal cancer, characterized by a latency period of about 40 years. The Tuscany Cancer Registry estimates that cases of NPSC are from 20-25 per year into the Region (33% related to wood dust). These neoplasms are surgically treatable at early-stage and, for this reason, a rapid endoscopic diagnosis is considered to be reasonably useful for prognostic issues. We used a questionnaire to investigate nasal symptoms and NOSQ and SOLAR questionnaires to highlight respiratory/skins diseases, and a spirometry for each worker. Subjects with a working-age of more than 15 years, and those that were positive to the questionnaire and/or to the medical history were were referred to a specialist in otolaryngology. The prevalence of endoscopic positive findings--detected especially in subjects with a working age of more than 15 years--confirms the significance of the problem.
authors: U.O. Igiene e Salute nei Luoghi di Lavoro - Azienda Sanitaria di Firenze. luca.pristera@gmail.com
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Pristerà
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Sgarrella
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Luongo
authors: P L
authors: PL
authors: Faina
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Monticelli
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Bolognesi
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Pristerà
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Citroni
authors: A R
authors: AR
authors: Nisticò
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Castiglia
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Fiumalbi
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Porzio
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Cioni
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Bacci
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Buti
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authors: N
authors: Mucci
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Arcangeli
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Cupelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011786:Quality Control; D014934:Wood
chemical_list: D004391:Dust