PMID: 11341560May 9, 2001Paper

Asbestos-related lung cancer and mesothelioma in Japan

Industrial Health
K MorinagaY Sera

Abstract

In Japan, crocidolite had been used for asbestos cement pipe and spraying, and amosite had been used for building board and spraying. These two types of asbestos had stopped to use in Japan in the late 1970s. An extreme increase in imported asbestos (all 3 commercial types) was observed between 1960 and 1974. In 1960, 77,000 tons of asbestos were imported, and reached the peak as 352,316 tons in 1974. This extreme rise of asbestos imports corresponds with the recent rapid increase in mortality of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Between 1995 and 1999, an estimated mean annual death from pleural mesothelioma was about 500. The annual number of compensated occupational respiratory cancers due to asbestos exposure has also been increasing. Up to the end of March 2000, 162 cases with malignant mesothelioma and 197 cases with lung cancer were compensated. As for lung cancer, epidemiological studies are scanty in Japan. Limited environmental data of the working places in asbestos textile factories suggests that heavy asbestos exposure in the past made deaths from respiratory diseases. Less asbestos exposure will enable exposed workers to survive enough to reach cancer age. Even now smoking rate among males in Japan are over 50%. So lu...Continue Reading

Citations

Jun 19, 2008·Environmental Health Perspectives·Brock C ChristensenKarl T Kelsey
Aug 1, 2009·Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and Biological Sciences·Eizo NakamuraKazunori Okabe
May 15, 2012·International Journal of Oncology·Seigo MiyoshiJitsuo Higaki
Feb 15, 2013·Iranian Journal of Radiology : a Quarterly Journal Published by the Iranian Radiological Society·Omer Tamer DoganSefa Levent Ozsahin
Jun 25, 2013·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·Yoshiyuki TokudaUNKNOWN Japan Adult Cardiovascular Database Organization
Jun 25, 2013·Lung Cancer : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer·Fabian VandermeersLuc Willems
Feb 24, 2009·Lung Cancer : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer·Yukio TakeshimaTakumi Kishimoto
Feb 27, 2007·Cancer Detection and Prevention·Francine BaumannBernard P Robineau
Jun 6, 2003·Pathology International·Ryoichi IshikawaHidetake Kikuchi
Oct 17, 2006·Pathology International·Masahiro Maeda, Okio Hino
Sep 12, 2003·International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health·Sugio FuruyaRie Ikeda
Aug 9, 2008·International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health·Francisco PedraHermano Albuquerque de Castro
Mar 3, 2015·European Respiratory Review : an Official Journal of the European Respiratory Society·Oluf Dimitri Røe, Giulia Maria Stella
Dec 20, 2005·American Journal of Industrial Medicine·Takehiko MurayamaNorio Kurumatani
Nov 13, 2014·Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal·Seyyed Jalil MirmohammadiMehrdad Mostaghaci
May 11, 2006·Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology·Naoko KanazawaAkira Oshima
Apr 15, 2020·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·Tomomi FujiiChiho Ohbayashi
Jun 30, 2021·Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology·Hidetaka UramotoSeiji Yano

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.