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The epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma in women: gender differences and modalities of asbestos exposure.

Alessandro MarinaccioMarisa CorfiatiAlessandra BinazziDavide Di MarzioAlberto ScarselliPierpaolo FerranteMichela BonafedeMarina VerardoDario MirabelliValerio GennaroCarolina MensiGert SchallembergGuido MazzoleniEnzo MerlerPaolo GirardiCorrado NegroFlavia D'AgostinAntonio RomanelliElisabetta ChelliniStefano SilvestriCristiana PascucciRoberto CalistiFabrizio StracciElisa RomeoValeria AscoliLuana TrafficanteFrancesco CarrozzaItalo Francesco AngelilloDomenica CavoneGabriella CauzilloFederico TallarigoRosario TuminoMassimo MelisSergio Iavicolinull null
Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2017)
The consistent proportion of mesothelioma cases in women in Italy is mainly due to the relevant role of non-occupational asbestos exposures and the historical presence of the female workforce in several industrial settings. Enhancing the awareness of mesothelioma aetiology in women could support the effectiveness of welfare system and prevention policies.
Keyphrases
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • public health
  • cervical cancer screening
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • breast cancer risk
  • risk factors
  • wastewater treatment
  • metabolic syndrome