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Occupational exposure to asbestos and the risk of lung cancer in workers.
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-01-27) Villavicencio Laureano, Judith Rocío; Sotelo Rodas, Liliana Mauri; Pretell Aguilar, Rosa Maria
Materials and Methods: The study type of this work is qualitative, with a design of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and cohort studies. The databases used were Pubmed NCBI, Redalyc, and Cochrane, with articles no older than 10 years and in English. Results: In the present study, 30 research articles were analyzed, and the sample consisted of 10 articles, of which 30% (3) were systematic reviews, 10% (1) were meta-analyses, and 60% (6) were cohort studies. The systematic reviews are international in nature, with 40% (4) from the United States, 20% (2) from the Netherlands, 20% (2) from China, 10% (1) from Italy, and 10% (1) from Denmark. Conclusions: According to the 10 articles reviewed, 100% concluded that occupational exposure to asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer in workers, with a relative risk increase between 1% and 4% per fiber-year (FY) / ml of exposure. Even at low levels of asbestos exposure, there is an increased relative risk of lung cancer. There is an increased risk of other cancers by gender, with men presenting lung and laryngeal cancers and women presenting ovarian cancer. The rates of lung cancer significantly increased with cumulative fiber exposure.