Asbestos: ovarian and laryngeal cancers now recognized as occupational diseases. Who is concerned ?
© ShutterstockClassified as carcinogenic in 1977 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the use of asbestos in ...
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Asbestos: ovarian and larynx cancers recognized as occupational diseases
A decree, published in the Official Journal, included laryngeal and ovarian cancers linked to the inhalation of asbestos dust in ...
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Can drinking water in contact with asbestos be dangerous for your health?
© Shutterstock / ittiponCan asbestos be dangerous to health if it comes into contact with something that is ingested orally? ...
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Asbestos: the risk of cancers of the larynx and ovaries confirmed by ANSES
© ShutterstockUsed en masse for more than 130 years, asbestos would be responsible for more than 35,000 deaths between 1965 ...
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Twenty years of education to arrive, no doubt, at non-places. The asbestos scandal has just experienced a new twist. Considering ...
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Ovarian and laryngeal cancers: ANSES confirms a link with asbestos
ANSES calls for cancers of the larynx and ovaries to be recognized more easily as occupational diseases when they are ...
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Occupational cancer: the number of cases has tripled in 20 years
Each year, more than 1,800 occupational cancers are diagnosed in France, compared to 540 in 1998. In France, 1,940 cases ...
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Asbestos: twenty after the ban, cancers are more numerous
About 1,100 new cases are detected each year in France. On January 1, 1997, asbestos was banned in France. For ...
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Asbestos: one in three Europeans is still exposed to it
© ThinkstockIn France, theasbestos use has been prohibited since January 1, 1997. But it is not the same everywhere with ...
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Asbestos: an ovarian cancer recognized as an occupational disease
© iStockCurrently, only 15 to 30% of occupational cancers are recognized, according to the national cancer institute. “98% of them ...
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Asbestos: did you go to school in Aulnay-sous-Bois?
Asbestos is a mineral material that has long been used in construction because it is both insulating and fire resistant. ...
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Asbestos: the indictments of nine officials canceled
The Paris Court of Appeal exonerated nine national officials who had been indicted in the asbestos case.Another setback for asbestos ...
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Asbestos scandal: “It’s a general halt”
INTERVIEW - For Marie-Odile Bertella-Geffroy, ex-investigating judge in the asbestos case, the Paris prosecutor's office took up the arguments of ...
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Asbestos: 150 railway workers claim “prejudice of anxiety”
SNCF employees are demanding compensation for the anxiety linked to the risk of developing cancer.The prejudice of anxiety was recognized ...
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Asbestos: a criminal trial envisaged for nine officials
Justice is reviewing the possibility of a criminal trial in the asbestos scandal. Nine people could be tried from September.The ...
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Asbestos: civil servants will be able to retire from the age of 50
Civil servants whose occupational disease is recognized as being linked to asbestos exposure may stop working at the age of ...
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Asbestos: the prejudice of anxiety recognized for state workers
The Council of State recognized the prejudice of anxiety for a worker exposed to asbestos. The decision will set a ...
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Asbestos: the Besançon University Hospital sentenced with a suspended sentence
This is a first in France. The Besançon CHRU received a € 40,000 suspended fine for deliberately endangering the lives ...
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Besançon: the hospital accused of having exposed workers to asbestos
The Besançon hospital trial opens this Wednesday. Its leaders are accused of knowingly exposing workers to asbestos for four years.Did ...
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Asbestos responsible for 2,200 cancers and 1,700 deaths each year
© iStockOccupational exposure to asbestos, a mineral used extensively in construction between 1960 and 1980 before it was banned in ...
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Cancer: asbestos, a scourge until 2050
© bermauThese are alarming figures that were announced on August 14 by the High Council of Public Health (HCSP) in ...
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Work-related cancers increase by 10%
The curves are reversing: while cancers attributable to asbestos are on the decline, those linked to other causes are on ...
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She swims across the Channel to warn about asbestos cancer
© Getty ImagesVéronique Fresnel-Robin, a 45-year-old Northerner, is about to take up a crazy challenge: that of crossing the Channel ...
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Asbestos: a third of Europeans are still exposed
According to WHO figures, nearly 300 million Europeans are still significantly exposed to asbestos, responsible for many illnesses and deaths. ...
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Asbestos: 2,200 cancer cases per year
It is one of the most followed health crises in France. Asbestos continues to claim victims nearly 20 years after ...
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Asbestos still contaminates the planet
Large nations continue to produce and export asbestos. They resell it primarily to low-income countries, according to a study.The battle ...
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Asbestos: the number of deaths from cancer of the pleura decreases
THE'asbestos was used extensively in France in the 1950s and 1960s for its insulation and fire resistance qualities. Finally banned ...
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Asbestos: more than 70,000 cancer deaths expected in France
Asbestos could cause between 68,000 and 100,000 cancer deaths in France. The report of the High Council of Public Health ...
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Asbestos: 150 railway workers claim “prejudice of anxiety”
© iStockPhotosAbout 150 railway workers (maintenance workers, electricians or drivers) having been exposed to asbestos during their professional activity between ...
Read moreAsbestos: more than 70,000 cancer deaths expected in France by 2050
Asbestos could cause between 68,000 and 100,000 cancer deaths in France. The report of the High Council of Public Health ...
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