Malignant pleural mesothelioma: Current status and future projections in Turkey

In conclusion, this study presented that currently MPM is mostly due to environmental FME. But in the future, we expect to diagnose higher occupational cases. Prevention of environmental FME could be obtained by educating villagers to avoid using asbestos contaminated soil for domestic usages and relocating the erionite villagers to an erionite free area. Yet some stone quarries which cause direct exposure to erionite are illegally operated in Cappadocian Region.Turkey started National Strategic Plan for Asbestos Management and Awareness, and ILO Safety and Health Construction Convention, 1988 (No:167) was powered by 5 February 2015, which is important for city reorganization process. (Source: European Respiratory Journal)

from MedWorm: Mesothelioma http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=146296642&cid=c_409_40_f&fid=40789&url=http%3A%2F%2Ferj.ersjournals.com%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F46%2Fsuppl_59%2FPA4317%3Frss%3D1