
"I am glad that taking part in a trial might help others on their own cancer journey.”
This study looked at possible links between types of jobs and the risk of getting lung cancer and mesothelioma. We know from research that most cases of mesothelioma and some cases of lung cancer are caused by people coming into contact with asbestos. is an insulating material that has been used widely in the past, in certain jobs, for example in the building industry. The use of asbestos is now more closely controlled. This study was supported by Cancer Research UK.
The researchers interviewed people with lung cancer and mesothelioma and people without cancer.
The aim of the research was to identify which jobs have a high risk of mesothelioma and lung cancer. It also tried to find out if younger people are still being exposed to unsafe levels of asbestos in their workplace.
The researchers thought the results of this research would also be important for protecting people in developing countries. In some countries, contact with asbestos is not controlled in any way and it is still used in some industries.
The study team confirmed that people who worked in jobs with high levels of exposure to asbestos have an increased lifetime risk of developing either mesothelioma or lung cancer. They also found an increased risk in men and women who lived with an exposed worker before the age of 30.
The researchers collected information from men with mesothelioma or lung cancer, and women with mesothelioma. They also collected information from people without cancer. These people acted as the for this study. Their results were compared to the results of the group who have lung cancer or mesothelioma. These results are based on interviews with 622 people with mesothelioma and 1420 people in the control group.
The study found that
The information in the first bullet point was provided directly by the research team the rest of the information is from the results from the 1st phase of recruitment into the study. They were published in 2009. The study closed in 2013 and the researchers hope there may be published results based on additional information in the future.
We have based this summary on information from the research team. The information they sent us has been reviewed by independent specialists () and published in a medical journal. The figures we quote above were provided by the trial team who did the research. We have not analysed the data ourselves.
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Professor J. Peto
Cancer Research UK
Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC)
Health and Safety Executive
NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer
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"I am glad that taking part in a trial might help others on their own cancer journey.”