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Workers exposed to asbestos in shipyards have high rates of lung cancer and mesothelioma, but a new study by Krstev et al1 suggests that the hazards of ship building and repair extend beyond the workers exposed directly to asbestos. The authors found excess mortality from all causes and from asbestos-related cancers among 4700 workers in a US government shipyard. Excess lung cancer was seen among men in almost every occupation, and also among women. The authors conclude that asbestos was at least partly responsible. In a commentary, Beckett2 points out that the health hazards associated with shipbuilding may be recycled around the world when ships are dismantled.
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Both environmental and genetic factors are suspected in the aetiology of Parkinson’s disease. Here, Dick and the Geoparkinson Study Group report results from a five-centre case-control study of Parkinson’s disease and related syndromes. The authors investigated exposures to pesticides, solvents and metals3 and
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