학술논문
Screening for asbestos-related conditions? / Screening for asbestbetingede sygdomme?
Document Type
Journal Article
Artikel
Artikel
Author
Source
Ugeskrift for Laeger. 171(6):433
Subject
Language
Danish
ISSN
0041-5782
Abstract
Screening programs for early detection of asbestos-related cancer have been considered. Conventional X-ray, computed tomography of the thorax, and the biomarkers osteopontin and mesothelin have been critically reviewed in the literature, together with survival data from screening programs in asbestos-exposed populations. Data do not currently support implementation of screening programs for asbestos-exposed persons in Denmark. Since mesothelioma is most often an occupational disease, these patients should be admitted to an occupational clinic for aetiological evaluation.