Per Capita Asbestos Consumption Rate and Mesothelioma Incidence

Who can argue with facts, exposure to dangerous asbestos can be fatal. Serious physicians have reached a consensus, thanks in large part to the countless research studies Mesothelioma and its causes. One interesting study titled "Ecological relationship between mesothelioma incidence / mortality and asbestos consumption in ten western countries and Japan," Ken Takahashi, et al. Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Work and Environmental Health - Here is an excerpt: "The aim of this study was to assess the ecological relationship between mesothelioma incidence / mortality and asbestos consumption per capita in ten western countries and Japan two. The national indices for assessing geographical correlations are the latest incidence / mortality rates of mesothelioma for the population over 15 years, and per capita asbestos consumption of about 10-25 years ago for people of all ages at the time. among the top ten Western countries, a clear linear relationship was shown between mesothelioma incidence / mortality before the per capita asbestos consumption with the Spearman correlation coefficient 0.70 (p = 0.03), and R2-value at 66%. However, the data point for Japan was located along the linear relationship due to lower mesothelioma mortality rates, and when combined with other Western countries, a significant relationship between decreased. it is possible that the curve of asbestos consumption in Japan over the past several years behind that of Western countries and the cumulative exposure effect has not yet reached a level that can be expected from other Western countries . "(J Occup health 1999; 41: 8-11)

Another interesting study entitled "Inhibition of phospholipid and the hemolytic activity of asbestos." . - Jaurand MC, Magne L, Bignon J - Br J Ind Med 1979, 36:113-116 Here is an excerpt: "Summary - hemolysis of asbestos fibers resulting from an increase in membrane permeability, rather than rupture of red blood cells (RBCs). effects of chrysotile asbestos on RBC is at least partially, if not entirely, attributable to lipid extraction and adsorption on the fibers. it has been suggested by the hyperbolic relationship between the hemolytic activity of chrysotile and relative concentrations of both chrysotile and RBC. Moreover, it was shown that pre-Incubation of chrysotile with lipids, either as RBC membrane or with pure lipids in the form of liposomes, prevents hemolysis ."

We all owe a debt of gratitude to these fine scholars important work. If you find any of these statements of support, read the study in its entirety.