Occurrence of cancer in a small cohort of asbestos-exposed workers
研究了1928-1929年间21名年轻男性在硝石厂建设期重度暴露于石棉粉尘1年后，1943-1980年间观察到3例肺癌和2例间皮瘤，远超预期0.21例，且18张胸片中有17张显示石棉相关改变。
During the construction period of a saltpeter plant from 1928 through 1929, 21 young men of equal age were heavily exposed to asbestos dust for 1 a. During an observation period from 1 January 1943 to 30 June 1980 three cases of lung cancer and two cases of mesothelioma were observed in the cohort. The number of lung cancers to be expected was 0.21. Radiographic changes associated with asbestos exposure were present in 17 of the 18 available chest radiographs.