Recent trends in incidence rates of pleural mesothelioma in British Columbia

A total of 64 cases of pleural mesothelioma were reported in British Columbia between 1973 and 1980, 54 in males and 10 in females. There was a significant (p less than 0.05) increase in the incidence among males. The overall incidence rates were 4.9 and 0.9 per million person-years for males and fe...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal Vol. 131; no. 9; pp. 1069 - 1071
Main Authors Morrison, H. I, Band, P. R, Gallagher, R, Spinelli, J, Wigle, D. T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Can Med Assoc 01.11.1984
Subjects
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
British Columbia
Female
Humans
Male
Mesothelioma - epidemiology
Mesothelioma - mortality
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Pleural Neoplasms - epidemiology
Pleural Neoplasms - mortality
Sex Factors
Time Factors
British Columbia
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Summary:A total of 64 cases of pleural mesothelioma were reported in British Columbia between 1973 and 1980, 54 in males and 10 in females. There was a significant (p less than 0.05) increase in the incidence among males. The overall incidence rates were 4.9 and 0.9 per million person-years for males and females respectively. The age distribution of the cases was roughly exponential up to age 70 years. Almost all of the cases were clustered in Cowichan Valley, Capital and Greater Vancouver counties, where there was a high level of shipbuilding activity 30 to 40 years ago. The increased incidence in males may be related to this activity, which involved exposure to asbestos.
ISSN:0008-4409