Long-term epidemiological observation of asbestos-related diseases in Poland, 1970–2015
| Autor: | Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska, Beata Świątkowska |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Mesothelioma medicine.medical_specialty Medical surveillance Lung Neoplasms Asbestosis medicine.disease_cause Asbestos Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Occupational Exposure Environmental health medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Asbestos-related diseases business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Public health Mesothelioma Malignant Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Pleural Diseases medicine.disease 030210 environmental & occupational health Occupational Diseases Population Surveillance Female Poland business |
| Zdroj: | Occupational Medicine. 67:182-187 |
| ISSN: | 1471-8405 0962-7480 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/occmed/kqx011 |
| Popis: | Background Occupational exposure to asbestos constitutes a major public health concern. Despite this in many countries, data and registration systems for occupational asbestos-related diseases are non-existent or poorly developed. Aims To analyse the incidence of occupational asbestos-related diseases in Poland between the years 1970 and 2015, with particular emphasis on the periods after introduction of a ban on asbestos and following introduction of a surveillance programme. Methods Analysis based on all medically recognized cases, certified as occupational diseases and reported obligatorily from all over the country to the Central Register of Occupational Diseases. Results During the period 1970-2015, 4983 cases were reported as asbestos-related diseases. The most prevalent were asbestosis, lung cancer, diseases of pleura or pericardium and mesothelioma. A considerable increase in the number of such cases from the beginning of their registration until 2004 occurred after introduction of the Amiantus programme, a nationwide programme of periodic medical examinations for former asbestos workers. Conclusions Introduction of a medical surveillance programme improved case recognition and allowed a more reliable estimate of the number of reported asbestos-related diseases. |
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