Environmental asbestos exposure and lung cancer.
Lung Cancer
; 194: 107850, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-38945005
ABSTRACT
Apart from living near an asbestos industry site, mine, or in an asbestos-contaminated house, environmental asbestos exposure is observed in certain regions where the (natural) soil is 'contaminated' with asbestos (fibers). In this essay, we review the association between environmental asbestos exposure and lung cancer in Turkey. Other studies have also suggested that environmental asbestos exposure is able to increase the risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer associated with environmental asbestos exposure seems to be diagnosed at a younger age, and the risk for women is in the same range as that for men. Our data indicate that the relationship between exposure dose and risk is linear and that a safe threshold cannot be established. Therefore, people living in areas with increased chances of environmental asbestos exposure should be mentored to take part in smoking cessation programs and considered candidates for inclusion in lung cancer screening programs. There is an obvious need for additional studies on this topic.
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Assunto principal:
Amianto
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Exposição Ambiental
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Lung Cancer
Assunto da revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article