IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10012: Burden of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Italy

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 10012: Burden of Mortality from Asbestos-Related Diseases in Italy International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph181910012 Authors: Lucia Fazzo Alessandra Binazzi Daniela Ferrante Giada Minelli Dario Consonni Lisa Bauleo Caterina Bruno Marcella Bugani Marco De Santis Ivano Iavarone Corrado Magnani Elisa Romeo Amerigo Zona Mariano Alessi Pietro Comba Alessandro Marinaccio Asbestos is one of the major worldwide occupational carcinogens. The global burden of asbestos-related diseases (ARDs) was estimated around 231,000 cases/year. Italy was one of the main European asbestos producers until the 1992 ban. The WHO recommended national programs, including epidemiological surveillance, to eliminate ARDs. The present paper shows the estimate of the burden of mortality from ARDs in Italy, established for the first time. National standardized rates of mortality from mesothelioma and asbestosis and their temporal trends, based on the National Institute of Statistics database, were computed. Deaths from lung cancer attributable to asbestos exposure were estimated using population-based case-control studies. Asbestos-related lung and ovarian cancer deaths attributable to occupational exposure were estimated, considering the Italian occupational cohort studies. In the 2010–2016 period, 4400 deaths/year attributable to asbestos were estimated: 1515 from mesothelioma, 58 from asbestosis, 2830...
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