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Pleural mesothelioma in a cigarette filter factory worker.
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Publication date: 1994-04-01
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114.
Scand J Work Environ Health 1994;20(2):146-147
ABSTRACT
The incidence of pleural mesothelioma is increasing. Over the past two decades many new occupational and nonoccupational risk groups have been identified. This paper reports a case of pleural mesothelioma in an office worker employed in a cigarette filter factory. Both secondary occupational and domestic asbestos exposure may have occurred. Only one prior report describes the potential asbestos health risks of this occupational group.