Metal dusts and lung cancer

OBJECTIVES: To study the mortality from lung cancer from exposures to hard metal dust at an industrial site producing hard metals–pseudoalloys of cobalt and tungsten carbide–and other metallurgical products many of which contain cobalt. METHODS: A historical cohort was set up of all subjects who had worked for at …

What are the lungs? What happens when we breathe in dust? What are the reactions of the lungs todust? … Inorganic dusts can come from grinding metals or minerals such as rock or soil. Examples … We are not including chemical dusts that cause other acute toxic effects, nor long term effects such ascancer for example.

Chronic obstructive lung disease (1.82) and cancer of the lung (1.42) and stomach (1.77) were found more frequently among those exposed. Conclusions: Results support the hypothesis that high exposure to insoluble particulates such as silica in the metal, glass, ceramics, and stone industries promotes bronchial cancer …

Abstract. OBJECTIVES To study the mortality from lung cancer from exposures to hard metal dust at an industrial site producing hard metals—pseudoalloys of cobalt and tungsten carbide—and other metallurgical products many of which contain cobalt. METHODS A historical cohort was set up of all subjects who had …

uncommon and still somewhat mysterious occupational intersti- tial lung disease that affects people exposed to dust from hard metal objects. The disease has been known by various … hard metal lung, giant cell interstitial pneumonitis (GIP), and … aspiration for mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-.

associated with classical widespread occupational lung diseases such as the pneumoconioses, as well as with … dust-related diseases, such as cancer, asthma, allergic alveolitis, and irritation, as well as a whole range ….. other dusts containing free crystalline silica; cobalt-containing and other hard metal dust produced by …

Safety and Health Measures Workers exposed to copper dusts or mists should be provided with adequate protective clothing to prevent repeated or prolonged skin contact. Where dust conditions … Epidemiological studies of iron and steel foundry workers have typically noted risks of lung cancerelevated by 1.5- to 2.5-fold.

For example, silicosis can lead to respiratory failure, and exposure to silica and silicate dust is associated with lung cancer. … order to get the disease. Industries where workers may be more likely to develop siderosis include welding, iron or steel rolling, steelmaking, working with ochre pigments, metalworking, and mining.

Construction exposures identified by Occupational Safety and Health Administration as potentially resulting in respiratory effects Lung cancer Arsenic, inorganic … Chromium metal (as chromium) Coaldust Cotton dust Dicyclohexylmethane-4,4-diisocyanate Ethyl acrylate Ferrovanadium dust Fibrous glass Grain dust (oat, …