title: Estimating the incidence of malignant mesothelioma in Vietnam: a pilot descriptive cancer registration study.
abstract: Global asbestos consumption has shifted toward lower income countries, particularly in the Asian region including Vietnam where asbestos and asbestos-containing products have been imported since the late 1960s.
  
  
  
  This pilot descriptive epidemiological study aimed to provide contemporary estimates of malignant mesothelioma incidence (histological subtype M9050/3; ICD-O-3) by gender and age group as recorded across nine cancer registries in Vietnam.
  
  
  
  We identified 148 incident cases of malignant mesothelioma during 1987-2013. The majority of cases were recorded in the Hanoi region (n = 93) and were aged 55 years or older (n = 96).
  
  
  
  By carefully reviewing existing cancer registry records in Vietnam, we identified a larger number of malignant mesothelioma cases than previously estimated. We recommend the use of cancer registry data in tracking future asbestos-related disease in Vietnam.
authors.affiliation: a Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, University of Sydney , Sydney , NSW , Australia.|b Health Environment Management Agency , Hanoi , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Soeberg
authors.affiliation: b Health Environment Management Agency , Hanoi , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Mai Anh
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Luong
authors.affiliation: c National Institute for Cancer Control , Hanoi Vietnam.|e National Cancer Hospital , Hanoi , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Van Thuan
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: b Health Environment Management Agency , Hanoi , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Anh Thanh
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.affiliation: b Health Environment Management Agency , Hanoi , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Thị Thu Huyen
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: e National Cancer Hospital , Hanoi , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Dieu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bui
authors.affiliation: e National Cancer Hospital , Hanoi , Vietnam.
authors.forename: Thi Hoai Nga
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: d University of Occupational and Environmental Health , Fukuoka , Japan.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: a Asbestos Diseases Research Institute, University of Sydney , Sydney , NSW , Australia.
authors.forename: Nico
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: van Zandwijk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001194:Asbestos; D002648:Child; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000086002:Mesothelioma, Malignant; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012042:Registries; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
keywords: Asbestos-related diseases; Cancer registration; Incidence; Malignant mesothelioma; Vietnam