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The association between occupational asbestos exposure with the risk of incidence and mortality from prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alessandro GodonoMarco ClariNicolò FrancoCatalina CiocanIhab MansourCarlotta ZunarelliEnrico PiraPaolo Boffetta
Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2021)
This systematic review and meta-analysis provides evidence that men with occupational asbestos exposure have a PCa incidence and mortality similar to that of the general population. Temporal and geographical variables seem to be related to higher SMR or SIR.
Keyphrases
  • risk factors
  • prostate cancer
  • cardiovascular events
  • radical prostatectomy
  • drug induced