Recent Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality and Incidence in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Bang KM ; Castellan, Robert M. ; Syamlal G ; Wood JM ; Bang KM ; Castellan, Robert M. ; Syamlal G ; Wood JM
• Description:
  Malignant mesothelioma (category C45 in the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases) is strongly associated with occupational exposure to asbestos. The purpose of this paper is to describe demographic, geographic, and occupational distributions of mesothelioma mortality and incidence data for1999. Mortality data, restricted to U.S. residents aged 15 years and older, were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics multiple-cause-of-death data file for 1999. Estimated incidence rates for 1999 were obtained from the National Cancer Institute. Mortality and incidence rates were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) by occupation and industry were adjusted for age, sex, and race. More than one-third of all mesothelioma deaths were residents of California, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio. The overall age-adjusted mortality and incidence rates were 11.7 and 11.0 per million, respectively. The age-adjusted mortality rate for males was nearly six times that of females. Occupations with significantly elevated mesothelioma mortality included plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (PMR=4.8), mechanical engineers (PMR=3.0), electricians (PMR=2.4), and elementary school teachers (PMR=2.1). Industries with significantly elevated mesothelioma mortality included ship and boat building and repairing (PMR=6.0), industrial and miscellaneous chemicals (PMR=4.8), petroleum refining (PMR=3.8), electric light and power (PMR=3.1), and construction (PMR=1.6). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Coal Coal Mining Engineering Geology Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Asbestos-dust Asbestosis Demographic-characteristics Mesothelial-cells Mortality-data Mortality-rates Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Pulmonary-system-disorders Racial-factors Respiratory-system-disorders Sex-factors Surveillance

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• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024010
• Citation:
  APHA 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, California, November 15-19, 2003. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2003 Nov; :71361
• Contact Point Address:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  kmb2@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  APHA 131st Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Francisco, California, November 15-19, 2003
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5b6f221f5b73a5b63cceeed6fbebd53f509d13b49f7d81db7963e97a300878b09749a9b93f9f2a3d30c175b2f8b29fc12d86829400828847a320fcda28ce2b4f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196033/cdc_196033_DS1.pdf
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