Asbestos and its lethal legacy
Abstract
Asbestos has become the leading cause of occupationally related cancer death, and the second most fatal manufactured carcinogen (after tobacco). In the public's mind, asbestos has been a hazard since the 1960s and 1970s. However, the knowledge that the material was a mortal health hazard dates back at least a century, and its carcinogenic properties have been appreciated for more than 50 years.
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The set of five Fe-doped synthetic chrysotile fibres had features consistent with both natural and iron-free synthetic fibres.
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- Authors
- Tweedale, G.
- Affiliations
- Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Tweedale, Geoffrey
- Venue
- Nature Reviews Cancer
- Published
- 2002-04
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 311-314
- ISSN
- 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
- 1474-1768
- OpenAlex
- W1492563235
- Cited by
- 67
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 0.89
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Social Sciences › Health › Occupational Health and Global Justice
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
- Keywords
- asbestos, occupational cancer, carcinogens, occupational hazards
- MeSH terms
- Asbestos, Humans, Industry, Lung Neoplasms, Mesothelioma, Time Factors, Occupational Exposure
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