ASBESTOS-RELATED LARYNGEAL CARCINOMA - A NEW OCCUPATIONAL-DISEASE - AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND APPLICABLE HEALTH REGULATIONS

Citation
T. Kraus et al., ASBESTOS-RELATED LARYNGEAL CARCINOMA - A NEW OCCUPATIONAL-DISEASE - AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AND APPLICABLE HEALTH REGULATIONS, Laryngo-, Rhino-, Otologie, 74(6), 1995, pp. 371-374
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
ISSN journal
09358943
Volume
74
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
371 - 374
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-8943(1995)74:6<371:ALC-AN>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
According to the current regulations pertaining to occupational diseas es lung cancer and mesothelioma can be compensated as asbestos-related malignomas under certain circumstances. For several years there has b een controversial discussion as to whether laryngeal carcinomas can al so be caused by occupational asbestos exposure and should therefore be added to the list of occupational diseases. Critical evaluation of th e available scientific knowledge with the scope of currently applicabl e regulations does not warrant adding asbestos-related laryngeal carci nomas to the list of occupational diseases at present. Further investi gations are urgently necessary and may possibly bring new insights.