Scientists at the
Center for Construction Research and Training, the
Washington Cancer Institute, and the
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health found that even "intermittent or low exposure to asbestos is associated with [peritoneal]
mesothelioma."
Welch L,
Acherman Y,
Haile E,
Sokas R,
Sugarbaker P. Asbestos and Peritoneal
Mesothelioma among college-educated men.
Int. J. Occup. Environ. Health 2005; 11:254-258, 254.
View Abstract on PubMed.
The authors concluded that, "The fact that peritoneal
mesotheliomas are more common in
highly exposed groups does not mean that cases of peritoneal
mesothelioma cannot appear among groups with less exposure."
Id. at 258. Further, they discovered that, "[T]he
excess risk for
asbestos exposure among these peritoneal
mesothelioma cases is consistent with the hypothesis that peritoneal cancers occur in less highly exposed groups."
Id. Among primary peritoneal
mesothelioma patients with low relatively asbestos exposure, these scientists found a 6.6
odds ratio.
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