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. 2018 Sep:4:1-15.
doi: 10.1200/JGO.2017.010116. Epub 2017 Aug 11.

International Analysis of Age-Specific Mortality Rates From Mesothelioma on the Basis of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision

Paolo Boffetta  1 , Matteo Malvezzi  1 , Enrico Pira  1 , Eva Negri  1 , Carlo La Vecchia  1
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International Analysis of Age-Specific Mortality Rates From Mesothelioma on the Basis of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision

Paolo Boffetta et al. J Glob Oncol. 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Past analyses of mortality data from mesothelioma relied on unspecific codes, such as pleural neoplasms. We calculated temporal trends in age-specific mortality rates in Canada, the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Australia on the basis of the 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases, which includes a specific code for mesothelioma. Older age groups showed an increase (in the United States, a weaker decrease) during the study period, whereas in young age groups, there was a decrease (in Poland, a weaker increase, starting, however, from low rates). Results were consistent between men and women and between pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, although a smaller number of events in women and for peritoneal mesothelioma resulted in less precise results. The results show the heterogeneous effect of the reduction of asbestos exposure on different age groups; decreasing mortality in young people reflects reduced exposure opportunity, and increasing mortality in the elderly shows the long-term effect of early exposures.

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Fig 1
Mesothelioma mortality rates on the basis of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, by gender, in selected countries, for all ages, and by age group. ASR, age-standardized rate per 100,000. Men, squares; women, circles.
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Fig A1
Pleural mesothelioma mortality rates on the basis of the International Classification of Diseases (10th revision) codes by gender in selected countries, by all ages, and by age group. ASR, age-standardized rate per 100,000. Men, squares; women, circles.
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Fig A2
Peritoneal mesothelioma mortality rates on the basis of the International Classification of Diseases (10th revision) codes by gender in selected countries, by all ages, and by age group. ASR, age-standardized rate per 100,000. Men, squares; women, circles.
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