The epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases in Québec : Rapport

REPORT THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES IN QUEBEC SUB-COMMITTEE ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES IN QUEBEC JULY 2004 AUTHORS Members of the sub-committee on the epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases and other contributors named on the following page. [...] MANDATE The mandate of the sub-committee on the epidemiology of asbestos-related diseases was to review available epidemiological data on mesothelioma, pulmonary cancers, and asbestosis in Quebec; evaluate the trends of these diseases; compare data from Quebec to those of other regions; and summarize current scientific knowledge on the effects of asbestos on health.25 1.2. [...] The ratio of the number of men to the number of women was 3:1 for cancers of the pleura, 3.7:1 for mesotheliomas of the pleura, and 1.4:1 for mesotheliomas of the peritoneum (Table 1). [...] In this section of the report, only data on the incidence of cancer of the pleura, mesothelioma of the pleura, and mesothelioma of the peritoneum as well as data on mortality from cancer of the pleura will be presented.2 Institut national de santé publique du Québec 9 The Epidemiology of Asbestos-related Diseases in Quebec Table 1: Incidence of cancer of the pleura (1982-1996), mesothelioma of the [...] Cancer of the Mesothelioma of Mesothelioma of Cancer of the pleura the pleura the peritoneum pleura 1982-1996 1982-1996 1984-1996 1981-1996 No.