Silica, Silicosis and Cancer

Controversy in Occupational Medicine

Buch | Hardcover

560 Seiten

1985
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-0-275-91305-2 (ISBN)

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Physicians and industrial hygienists in the U.S. and Europe have assumed that silica, a known toxic dust which causes diseases such as silicosis and corpulmonale, does not cause cancer. However the evidence presented in this volume, drawn from a 1984 symposium on the subject of silica and cancer, suggests that there is a strong link between cancer and silica in the workplace. This book discusses the full range of work being done on silica and cancer, including a history of studies on the silica-cancer relationship; experiments describing the carcinogenic effect of silica on animals; up-to-date reports on the risks of lung cancer; the need for protective measures against particulate exposure, and epidemologic research on workers in the so-called dusty trades. Silica, Silicosis and Cancer also offers suggestions for changes and regulation of industries using silica.

ldsmith /f David /i F. /r ed. n /f Deborah /i W. /r ed. /f Carl /i M. /r ed.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.1985
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Arbeits- / Sozial- / Umweltmedizin
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
ISBN-10	0-275-91305-8 / 0275913058
ISBN-13	978-0-275-91305-2 / 9780275913052
Zustand	Neuware