Retinol supplementation and mesothelioma incidence in workers earlier exposed to blue asbestos (Crocidolite) at Wittenoom, Western Australia

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Retinol supplementation and mesothelioma incidence in workers earlier exposed to blue asbestos (Crocidolite) at Wittenoom, Western Australia

Owing to the high rates of malignant mesothelioma in workers exposed to crocidolite earlier at Wittenoom and evidence of protection against cancer by vitamin A, a population-based cancer prevention programme providing retinol supplements (25,000 IU/day) was commenced in 1990. The former workers at W...

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Main Authors:	Alfonso, Helman, Reid, Alison, De Klerk, N., Olsen, N., Mina, R., Ambrosini, G., Beilby, J., Berry, G., Musk, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2010
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42392

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