Pleural Mesothelioma Surveillance: Validity of Cases from a Tumour Registry
BACKGROUND: Pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumour associated with exposure to asbestos fibres. Fewer than than one-quarter of cases registered in the Quebec Tumour Registry (QTR) have been compensated as work-related. While establishing a surveillance system, this led to questioning as to whether th...
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doaj-0e330f5e343d45b0a5a474192e39e9cd2021-07-02T05:58:50ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412012-01-0119210310710.1155/2012/650935Pleural Mesothelioma Surveillance: Validity of Cases from a Tumour RegistryFrance Labrèche0Bruce W Case1Gaston Ostiguy2Jean Chalaoui3Michel Camus4Jack Siemiatycki5Institut national de santé publique du Québec, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, CanadaMcGill University Health Centre – Montreal Chest Institute, CanadaCentre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal – Hôpital Notre-Dame, Montréal, Québec, CanadaDé partement de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Montréal, CanadaFaculté de médecine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaBACKGROUND: Pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumour associated with exposure to asbestos fibres. Fewer than than one-quarter of cases registered in the Quebec Tumour Registry (QTR) have been compensated as work-related. While establishing a surveillance system, this led to questioning as to whether there has been over-registration of cases that are not authentic pleural mesotheliomas in the QTR.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/650935 |
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Pleural Mesothelioma Surveillance: Validity of Cases from a Tumour Registry |
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Pleural Mesothelioma Surveillance: Validity of Cases from a Tumour Registry |
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Canadian Respiratory Journal |
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BACKGROUND: Pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumour associated with exposure to asbestos fibres. Fewer than than one-quarter of cases registered in the Quebec Tumour Registry (QTR) have been compensated as work-related. While establishing a surveillance system, this led to questioning as to whether there has been over-registration of cases that are not authentic pleural mesotheliomas in the QTR. |
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