Correspondence regarding the article "The asbestos fibre burden in human lungs: new insights into the chrysotile debate". Issue 6 (21st December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Oliver, L. Christine; Belpoggi, Fiorella; Budnik, Lygia T.; Egilman, David; Frank, Arthur L.; Mandrioli, Daniele; Soskolne, Colin L.; Terracini, Benedetto; Welch, Laura; Baur, Xaver
• Is Part Of: European respiratory journal. Volume 50:Issue 6(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-12-21
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiration -- Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01644-2017
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0903-1936

Abstract

The article by Feder et al . [1] states that the lung asbestos fibre burden in 23 955 patients was analysed to address fibre type and biopersistence; data from 12 patients undergoing two tissue excisions at intervals at least 4 years were considered. All asbestos types cause asbestosis (cancer): chrysotile is not biopersistent, so fibre analysis is not diagnostic http://ow.ly/BOLC30grqYg