Naslov
Malignant tumours of the gastrointestinal tract in an area with an asbestos-cement plant

Autori
Šarić, Marko ; Ćurin Katja

Izvornik
Cancer Letters (0304-3835) 103 (1996), 2; 191-199

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Gastrointestinal tumours ; Exposure to asbestos ; Environmental epidemiology

Sažetak
Data on persons who died of cancer of the gastrointestinaltract in a Croatian coastal area with an asbestos-cement plant werwe analysed for period 1970-1990. By poll method to the families of deceased subjects, additional data on occupation-lifestyle, educational level, length of resistance and cancer mortality among relatives wewre collected.The investigationshowed that in the study area but also in certain narrower locations within it (subarea settlements), some of the tumours studied occurred at higher rates than expected.Although not conclusive, these findings majindicate a role of environmental exposure to asbestos, particularly in the occurrence of peritoneal mesothelioma.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita

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