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 | Update of the Texaco mortality study 1947-93: part II |
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Update of the Texaco mortality study 1947-93: part II
EDITOR
It is with a sense of "deja-vu" that I
read the paper by Divine et al1
on the update of the Texaco mortality study. I was particularly struck
by their conclusions about lung cancer among the maintenance trades.
Although large numbers of mesotheliomas were found among these workers,
the authors concluded that there was no increased risk of lung cancer
because the SMRs were <100. This conclusion is similar to that of Tsai
et al2 who, despite the
findings of excess mortality from mesothelioma and increased lung
cancer mortality among maintenance workers, in comparison with
operators at another Texas refinery, concluded that asbestos exposures
were "not sufficient to produce lung cancer". It is also similar to
that of Raabe et al3 who stated
that, although they had found an increase in lung cancer mortality
among maintenance craft workers, the "temporal
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