The French National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program
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Objectives:The French National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (NMSP) was established in 1998 by the National Institute for Health Surveillance (InVS). Its objectives are to estimate the trends in mesothelioma incidence and the proportion attributable to occupational asbestos exposure, to help improve its pathology diagnosis, to assess its compensation as an occupational disease, and to contribute to research. Methods:The NMSP records incident pleural tumours in 21 French districts that cover a population of approximately 16 million people (a quarter of the French population). A standardised procedure of pathological and clinical diagnosis ascertainment is used. Lifetime exposure to asbestos and to other factors (man made mineral fibres, ionising radiation, SV40 virus) is reconstructed, and a case-control study was also conducted. The proportion of mesothelioma compensated as an occupational disease was assessed. Results:Depending on the hypothesis, the estimated number of incident cases in 1998 ranged from 660 to 761 (women: 127 to 146; men: 533 to 615). Among men, the industries with the highest risks of mesothelioma are construction and ship repair, asbestos industry, and manufacture of metal construction materials; the occupations at highest risk are plumbers, pipe-fitters, and sheet-metal workers. The attributable risk fraction for occupational asbestos exposure in men was 83.2% (95% CI 76.8 to 89.6). The initial pathologist’s diagnosis was confirmed in 67% of cases, ruled out in 13%, and left uncertain in the others; for half of the latter, the clinical findings supported a mesothelioma diagnosis. In all, 62% applied for designation of an occupational disease, and 91% of these were receiving workers’ compensation. Conclusions:The NMSP is a large scale epidemiological surveillance system with several original aspects, providing important information to improve the knowledge of malignant pleural mesothelioma, such as monitoring the evolution of its incidence, of high risk occupations and economic sectors, and improving pathology techniques.
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Similar experiences to the Italian mesothelioma incidence surveillance system, with regard to methods and extension, are scarce and currently ongoing only in France and Australia.
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- Authors
- Goldberg, M., Imbernon, E., Rolland, P., Soit Ilg, A. G., Savès, M., de Quillacq, A., Frenay, C., Chamming’s, S., Arveux, P., Boutin, C., Launoy, G., Pairon, J. C., Astoul, P., Galateau-Sallé, F., & Brochard, P.
- Affiliations
- Institut de Veille Sanitaire (FR)
- Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Corresponding author
- Goldberg, M
- Venue
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2006-02-09
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 390-395
- ISSN
- 0007-1072 (ISSN-L)
- 1351-0711
- 1470-7926
- PMC
- PMC2078115
- OpenAlex
- W2170119197
- Semantic Scholar
- 625fa3bb03986e698a28d7fbfb482f1e0eeb9577
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 11.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
- 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
- malignant pleural mesothelioma, asbestos exposure, occupational exposure, incidence trends, workers' compensation, pathological diagnosis, man-made mineral fibers, ionizing radiation, SV40 virus, construction workers, ship repair, plumbers, sheet metal workers
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Disability Evaluation, Female, France, Humans, Male, Mesothelioma, Pleural Neoplasms, Risk Factors, Workers' Compensation, Incidence, Odds Ratio, Case-Control Studies
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