Letter concerning: ‘Response to: ‘The epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma in women: gender differences and modalities of asbestos exposure’ by Marinaccio et al’

In Italy, asbestos contamination in talc for industrial use has been documented,2 and, as he underlines tremolite contamination at low levels of cosmetic and pharmaceutical talc has been reported in USA by Blount3 and Gordon and colleagues.4 In the Italian National Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM), the...

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Published in:Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) England), 2018-11, Vol.75 (11), p.844-845
Main Authors: Marinaccio, Alessandro, Corfiati, Marisa, Binazzi, Alessandra, Di Marzio, Davide, Scarselli, Alberto, Ferrante, Pierpaolo, Bonafede, Michela, Verardo, Marina, Mirabelli, Dario, Gennaro, Valerio, Mensi, Carolina, Schallemberg, Gert, Mazzoleni, Guido, Merler, Enzo, Girardi, Paolo, Negro, Corrado, D’Agostin, Flavia, Romanelli, Antonio, Chellini, Elisabetta, Silvestri, Stefano, Pascucci, Cristiana, Calisti, Roberto, Stracci, Fabrizio, Romeo, Elisa, Ascoli, Valeria, Trafficante, Luana, Carrozza, Francesco, Angelillo, Italo, Cavone, Domenica, Cauzillo, Gabriella, Tallarigo, Federico, Tumino, Rosario, Melis, Massimo, Iavicoli, Sergio
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Language:English
Subjects:
Asbestos
Environmental history
Epidemiology
Female
Gender aspects
Gender differences
Humans
Industrial pollution
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Lung Neoplasms
Mesothelioma
Sex differences
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Summary:In Italy, asbestos contamination in talc for industrial use has been documented,2 and, as he underlines tremolite contamination at low levels of cosmetic and pharmaceutical talc has been reported in USA by Blount3 and Gordon and colleagues.4 In the Italian National Mesothelioma Register (ReNaM), the analysis of intensive exposure to talc has been evaluated with respect to occupational and environmental history. The catalogue of possible asbestos exposure circumstances (a tool for the interviewers) reports the potential presence of industrial talcs in quarries or mines working activities, in leather tanning and in rubber industries. A specific survey to compare and discuss how the modalities of exposure to talc have been evaluated in patients with mesothelioma in countries where epidemiological surveillance systems are active could improve knowledge and support prevention policies.
ISSN:1351-0711
1470-7926
DOI:10.1136/oemed-2018-105362