PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mehmet Bayram
AU  - Isa Döngel
AU  - Nur Dilek Bakan
AU  - Huseyin Yalcin
TI  - The impact of residential proximity to ophiolitic units in the development of asbestos related diseases
DP  - 2011 Sep 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - p1052
VI  - 38
IP  - Suppl 55
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p1052.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/38/Suppl_55/p1052.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2011 Sep 01; 38
AB  - Aim: To determine the relation between risk of asbest related diseases (ARD) and the proximity of birthplaces to ophiolitic units (OU) which contains serpentin in province of Sivas, Turkey.Method: Records between 2000 and 2010 of mesothelioma, pleural plaque (PP), prostate cancer and breast cancer patients from cancer registry were reviewed. Samples were obtained from indoor plasters and source of plasters. Birthplaces of patients were marked on a map with OU modified from geological map (mesothelioma: red square, PP: black star and OU: green areas).The distance between residental area of birthplace of the patients and OU were measured.Result: Birthplaces of 100 mesothelioma, 133 PP, 161 prostate cancer and 139 breast cancer patients were included. Samples of plasters and soil were identified as 95% serpentine. Mean distance to OU of patients with ARD and control cases were 5.9 and 15.5 kilometers.Logistic regression analysis after age adjustment between groups showed that risk for ARD increased with decrease of distance to OU (Odds ratio: 1.72 for every 5 km decrease).Conclusion: The proximity of birthplace to OU increases the risk of ARD.