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Mesothelioma mortality in asbestos workers: Implications for models of carcinogenesis and risk assessment
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Mesothelioma death rates in asbestos workers appear to be proportional to the 3rd or 4th power of time from first exposure under a wide range of conditions of exposure for both pleural and peritoneal tumours, though the peritoneal:pleural ratio depends on fibre dimension and type. Age at first exposure has little or no influence, however, which supports the "multi-stage" model of carcinogenesis under which the increase in most cancer incidence rates with age is due to a constant incidence of genetic or epigenetic accidents, rather than to progressive generalized changes in regulatory or immune function. These relationships provide a simple basis for risk assessment, and support the suggestion that mesotheliomas may constitute a high proportion of cancer deaths resulting from early exposure to asbestos.
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- Authors
- Peto, J., Seidman, H., & Selikoff, I. J.
- Venue
- British Journal of Cancer
- Published
- 1982-01
- Volume
- 45
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 124-135
- ISSN
- 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-1827
- OpenAlex
- W1981035795
- Cited by
- 256
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 14.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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