The Mesothelioma epidemic in Western Europe: An update

C. Pelucchi; M. Malvezzi; C. La Vecchia; F. Levi; A. Decarli; E. Negri

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601638

The Mesothelioma epidemic in Western Europe: An update

C. Pelucchi, M. Malvezzi, C. La Vecchia, F. Levi, A. Decarli, E. Negri

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The number of male deaths from pleural cancer in France, Germany and Italy increased from about 8750 in 1990-1994 to 9550 in 1995-1999, suggesting that mesothelioma deaths in males may be levelling off in most of Western Europe.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1022-1024
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Cancer
Volume	90
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6601638
Publication status	Published - Mar 8 2004

Keywords

Mesothelioma
Mortality trends
Pleural cancer
Western europe

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Cancer Research
Oncology

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