Comparison of Lung Asbestos Fiber Content in Cancer Subjects with Healthy Individuals with no Known History of Occupational Asbestos Exposure in Korea

• Published in: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A Vol. 72; no. 21-22; pp. 1292 - 1295
• Main Authors: Han, Jeong Hee, Park, Jung Duck, Sakai, Kiyoshi, Hisanaga, Naomi, Chang, Hee Kyung, Lee, Yong Hwan, Kwon, Il Hoon, Choi, Byung Sun, Chung, Yong Hyun, Kim, Hyeon Yeong, Yang, Jung Sun, Cho, Myung Haing, Yu, Il Je
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 01.11.2009; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asbestos; Asbestos - isolation & purification; Asbestos - toxicity; Cancer; Case-Control Studies; Chrysotile; Comparative studies; Drying; Electron microscopy; Female; Females; Fibers; Health risk assessment; Human exposure; Humans; Lung - chemistry; Lung cancer; Lung Neoplasms - chemically induced; Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology; Lungs; Male; Males; Mesothelioma - chemically induced; Mesothelioma - epidemiology; Middle Aged; Occupational; Occupational Exposure; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Transmission electron microscopy; X-rays; Young Adult; Republic of Korea; South Korea; Korea, Rep

To evaluate the effects of environmental asbestos exposure on the inducement of lung cancer, pulmonary asbestos and non-asbestos fiber content was determined in 36 normal Korean subjects and 38 lung cancer subjects with no known occupational history of asbestos exposure. Pulmonary asbestos fiber con...