Occupational asbestos exposure and urinary bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

There is conflicting evidence on the association between asbestos exposure and bladder cancer. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to provide evidence on occupational asbestos exposure and the risk of mortality and incidence of bladder cancer.

Methods

We searched three relevant electronic databases (Pubmed, Scopus, and Embase) from inception to October 2021. The methodological quality of included articles was evaluated using the US National Institutes of Health tool. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) for bladder cancer, as well as respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs), were extracted or calculated for each included cohort. Main and subgroup meta-analyses according to first year of employment, industry, se

SUBMITTER: Franco N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10159975 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature