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THE LUNG CANSER AND MESOTHELIOMA IN TOWNS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE TO ERIONITE IN THE CAPPADOCIAN REGION, TURKEY
(SGEM Scientific GeoConference, 2010, A. Cubukcu, E. Kaya, M. Albayrak, O. Ozyaral)
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Our previous study demonstrated the presence of environmental erionite fiber exposure in The Tuzk\"oy town in NevЕџehir located in the Cappadocian Region, Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate whether environmental erionite exposure increases the incidence of lung cancer and mesothelioma. Method: One hundred and ninty-two deaths from mesothelioma and lung cancer living in the center or in the towns of NevЕџehir were retrospectively (between 1999 and 2003) analyzed. The mortality of lung cancer and mesot...
Ecology and Environmental Protection2010