Bang KM et al. - In a recent edition of the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, it was noted that during 1999-2005, 18,068 malignant mesothelioma (MM) deaths were reported in the US; 14,591 (80.8%) occurred among males and 17,180 (95.1%) among whites.
Methods- MM is a fatal cancer primarily associated with exposure to asbestos.
- The latency period between first exposure to asbestos and clinical disease usually is 20-40 yrs.
- An estimated 1.3 million construction and general industry workers potentially are being exposed to asbestos.
- To characterize mortality attributed to mesothelioma, CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed annual multiple-cause-of-death records for 1999-2005.
- 18,068 deaths of persons with MM were reported, increasing from 2482 deaths in 1999 to 2704 in 2005, but the annual death rate was stable (14.1 per million in 1999 and 14.0 in 2005).
- Maintenance, renovation, or demolition activities that might disturb asbestos should be performed with precautions that sufficiently prevent exposures for workers and the public.
- Physicians should document the occupational history of all suspected and confirmed mesothelioma cases.
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