Asbestos, Asbestosis, Smoking, and Lung Cancer. New Findings from the North American Insulator Cohort

Markowitz, Steven B.; Levin, Stephen M.; Miller, Albert; Morabia, Alfredo

doi:10.1164/rccm.201302-0257oc

Asbestos, Asbestosis, Smoking, and Lung Cancer. New Findings from the North American Insulator Cohort

Rationale Asbestos, smoking, and asbestosis increase lung cancer risk in incompletely elucidated ways. Smoking cessation among asbestos-exposed cohorts has been little studied. Objectives To measure the contributions of asbestos exposure, asbestosis, smoking, and their interactions to lung cancer…