Publications by authors named "Guy Ogier"
Background: Occupational asbestos exposure is associated with pleural plaques (PP), a benign disease often seen as a marker of past exposure to asbestos and lung cancer. The association between these two diseases has not been formally proved, the aim of this study was to evaluate this association in the asbestos-related disease cohort (ARDCO) cohort.
Methods: ARDCO is a French multicentric cohort including workers formerly occupationally exposed to asbestos from 2003 to 2005.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the link between asbestos exposure and esophageal cancer among workers in the ARDCo Program.
- A 10-year follow-up of 14,515 male participants was conducted to assess the incidence and mortality rates of esophageal cancer after their asbestos exposure ended.
- The results showed a significant connection, revealing that higher cumulative asbestos exposure increased both the risk of developing esophageal cancer and the likelihood of dying from it.