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@ARTICLE{Huang:305649,
author = {Q. Huang and Y. Cheng and R. Lei and Z. Chen and W. Gu and
K. Hemminki$^*$ and T. Chen},
title = {{G}lobal burden of lung cancer attributable to occupational
asbestos exposure: 1990 to 2021.},
journal = {Environmental health},
volume = {24},
number = {1},
issn = {1476-069X},
address = {London},
publisher = {BioMed Central},
reportid = {DKFZ-2025-02281},
pages = {84},
year = {2025},
note = {C020?},
abstract = {Asbestos is a well-established occupational carcinogen,
with strong evidence linking its exposure to lung cancer.
Despite increasing awareness of its health risks, asbestos
continues to be used in many countries. We aimed to evaluate
the global burden of lung cancer attributable to
occupational asbestos exposure and to analyze its
epidemiological patterns across time and by regions, sex,
and age.We utilized lung cancer data from the Global Burden
of Disease (GBD) 2021 database, including information on new
cases, deaths, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs),
along with their age-standardized rates by gender and age
groups. Temporal trends were examined using Joinpoint
regression models with $95\%$ confidence intervals (CIs).
The timeline data on global asbestos bans were retrieved
from the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat.We observed,
approximately 25 years after the complete ban on asbestos
use, a declining trend for lung cancer incidence, as well as
for mortality and DALYs due to asbestos exposure. In 2021,
occupational asbestos exposure accounted for $9.4\%$ of
global lung cancer deaths and $7.2\%$ of DALYs. Between 1990
and 2021, the number of asbestos-related lung cancer deaths
increased from 0.13 million to 0.19 million, while DALYs
rose from 2.58 million to 3.34 million. The highest deaths
and DALYs were observed in regions with high
Socio-demographic Index (SDI), though the most rapid
increases occurred in lower SDI regions. Over time, lung
cancer burden shifted towards older populations, especially
those aged over 70.We found, for the first time, that a
complete ban on asbestos with a lag time of 25 years could
effectively reduce lung cancer incidence along with
asbestos-related deaths and DALYs. These findings underscore
the urgent need for a complete ban on asbestos (especially
chrysotile).},
keywords = {Humans / Lung Neoplasms: epidemiology / Lung Neoplasms:
chemically induced / Lung Neoplasms: mortality /
Occupational Exposure: adverse effects / Asbestos: adverse
effects / Asbestos: toxicity / Male / Female / Middle Aged /
Aged / Adult / Global Burden of Disease: trends / Incidence
/ Global Health: statistics $\&$ numerical data / Young
Adult / Aged, 80 and over / Disability-Adjusted Life Years /
Occupational Diseases: epidemiology / Adolescent / Asbestos
ban (Other) / Chrysotile (Other) / Global Burden of Disease
(GBD) 2021 (Other) / Lung cancer (Other) / Occupational
asbestos exposure (Other) / Asbestos (NLM Chemicals)},
cin = {Z999 / C020},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)Z999-20160331 / I:(DE-He78)C020-20160331},
pnm = {313 - Krebsrisikofaktoren und Prävention (POF4-313)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-313},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:41168773},
pmc = {pmc:PMC12573932},
doi = {10.1186/s12940-025-01217-z},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/305649},
}