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Asbestos

Occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers: systematic review and meta-analyses

Journal article
Koehoorn M, McLeod CB, Fan J, Arrandale VH, Davies HW, Dement JM, Pahwa M, Peters CE, Stayner L, Straif K, Demers PA.
Occup Environ Med. 2025 Feb 10:oemed-2024-109707. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2024-109707. Online ahead of print.

Occupational Asbestos Exposure and Gastrointestinal Cancers: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Report to The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) Ontario
Koehoorn M, Demers PA, McLeod CB, Arrandale V, Davies HW, Dement J, Fan J, Pahwa M, Peters CE, Stayner L, Straif K.
Vancouver, BC: Partnership for Work, Health and Safety; 2023. Read more

Do patterns of past asbestos use and production reflect current geographic variations of cancer risk? Mesothelioma in Ontario and British Columbia, Canada

Journal article
Slavik C, Demers PA, Tamburic L, McLeod CB.
Cancer Causes Control. 2023 Feb 2. doi: 10.1007/s10552-023-01672-4. Online ahead of print.

The economic burden of lung cancer and mesothelioma due to occupational and para-occupational asbestos exposure

Journal article
Tompa E, Kalcevich C, McLeod C, Lebeau M, Song C, McLeod K, Kim J, Demers PA.
Occup Environ Med. 2017;74(11):816-22.

The Burden of Asbestos-Related Disease in British Columbia: Final Workshop Report

Report [PDF: 206 KB]
WorkSafeBC-CHSPR Research Partnership. Vancouver, BC: Centre for Health Services and Policy Research; 2011.

Surveillance of mesothelioma and workers’ compensation in British Columbia, Canada

Journal article
Kirkham TL, Koehoorn MW, McLeod CB, Demers PA. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2011 Jan;68(1):30-5.
Research summary [472 KB]

Population-based asbestosis surveillance in British Columbia

Journal article
Gan W, Demers P, McLeod C, Koehoorn M. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2009;66:766-771.

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