Studies Agree on Increased Lung Cancer Risk Among Those with Silicosis
Data Published Recently in Two Medical Journals Appears to Provide Evidence of Link, After Adjustments for Smoking

A recent study of nearly 1,500 workers compensated for silicosis has determined that the risk for dying from lung cancer among the cohort studied is nearly twice that of the general population.

In a study published in the August Issue of Occupational Medicine, researchers from Australia determined that the standardized mortality ratio for lung cancer among silicotics is 1.9, after adjusting for smoking.

"Our results are consistent with other studies of compensated silicotics that have generally shown that, after allowing for smoking, the lung cancer risk is approximately doubled," the researchers stated.

According to the study, increased death rates from …