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The Treatment and Prevention of Asbestos Diseases

The Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases Volume 15 features current articles and research concerning the treatment and prevention of the asbestos diseases. For your convenience the articles are organized into five general categories, we hope this serves as a valuable resource.

Volume 15 of the Source Book on Asbestos Diseases

Edited By:
GEORGE A. PETERS, J.D., C.S.P., P.E.
BARBARA J. PETERS, J.D.

Medical Research - [ back to top ]

  1. Ethical Considerations in the Creation of Research Protocols in Pulmonary Disease

    Evan G. DeRenzo, Ph.D.
    Department of Clinical Bioethics:
    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.

    Alan L. Sandler
    Office of Human Subjects Research
    Office of the Director
    National Institutes of Health
    Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A.

    Joel Moss, M.D., Ph.D.
    Pulminary-Critical Care Medicine Branch
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
    National Institutes of Health
    Bethesda, Maryland U.S.A.

  2. Measurement of Lung Tissue Content of Asbestos

    Vincent M. Williams, B.Sc., M.Sc., FAIMS, CFIAC
    Anatomica Pathology Division
    Western Australian Center for Pathology and Medical Research
    Nedlands, Western Australia

    Nicholas H. de Klerk, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
    Department of Public Health
    University of Western Australia;
    Nedlands, Western Australia

    A. William Musk, M.B., B.S., FRACP, M.S., M.D., FCCP, FAPOM, MPOM
    Department of Respiratory Medicine
    Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
    Nedlands, Western Australia

    Darrel Whittaker, FIMLS, Ph.D., MAIMS, CFIAC
    Anatomical Pathology Division
    Western Australia Centre for Pathology and Medical Research
    Nedlands, Western Australia

    Piere R. Filion, B.Sc., M.Sc.
    Western Australia Centre for Pathology and Medical Research
    Nedlands, Western Australia

    Keith B. Shilkin, MBBS, FRCPA, MRCPath, FRCPath, FHKCPath
    Western Australia Centre for Pathology and Medical Research
    Nedlands, Western Australia

    Karen Walanski, B.Sc.
    Anatomical Pathology Division
    Western Australia Centre for Pathology and Medical Research
    Nedlands, Western Australia

  3. The Efect of Asbestos in the Generation of Tumor Necrosis Factors

    Shashi Pagra, Ph.D.
    Jawahir Lal Kaw, Ph.D
    Pulmonary Toxicology Unit
    Industrial Toxicology Research
    Lucknow, India

Diagnosis and Treatment - [ back to top ]

  1. CT-Classification of Pneumoconiosis

    Dr. Thomas Kraus
    Institute and Out-patient Clinic for Occupational, Social, and Environmental Medicine
    University of Eriangen-Nuremberg
    Eriangen, Germany

  2. Gene Therapy for Lung Diseases

    James R. Trampe, Ph.D.
    Department of Bichemistry and Molecular Biology
    Medical College of Ohio
    Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.

  3. Customizing Cancer Treatment Options

    Paul Heroux, Ph.D.
    Department of Occupational Health
    Faculty of Medicine
    McGill University
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  4. Chemotherapy of Malignant Mesothelioma

    Ivan P. Papay, M.D., Ph.D.
    Institute of Oncology and Radiology
    Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia

  5. Ifonfanide in the Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma

    Fikri Zeli, M.D.
    Professor of Medicine and Oncology
    Medical School
    University of Ankara Turkey

Risk Factors - [ back to top ]

  1. Risk Factors for Lung Cancer in Uruguay

    Dr. Eduardo De Stefani
    Director
    Registro Nacional de Cancer
    Montevideo, Uruguay

  2. Asbestos Mining, Milling, and Control of Fiber Emmisions in India

    Ashit Kumar Mukherjee
    Department of Industrial Hygiene
    Regional Occupational Health Centre (Eastern)
    Calcutta, India

  3. Comparative Fibrogenicity and Carcinogenicity of Asbestos-Containing Insulation Materials

    S.V. Kashansky, M.D.
    F.M. Kogan, M.D.
    S.V. Scherbakov, M.D.
    E.S. Tregubov, M.D.
    V.A. Zykova
    T.V. Slyshkina
    S.G. Sustavov, G.D.
    Medical Research Center of Prevention and Health Protection of Industrial Workers
    Ekaterinburg City
    Russian Federation

Prevention - [ back to top ]

  1. Communicating the Asbestos Hazard to the Community: An Australian View

    Keay Foster, M.D., MRCP, FRACP
    Consultant Respiratory Physician
    Closford, NSW, Australia

  2. Asbestos Fibers in the Indoor Environment

    Jozef Stefan Pastuszka, Ph.D.
    Department of Indoor Exposure
    Assessment Institute of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
    Sosnowiec, Poland

  3. Respirator Fit Testing

    Christopher C. Coffee, Ph.D.
    Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
    Morgentown, West Virginia, U.S.A.

  4. Dust Levels in Workplace Air Retrospective View of "Uralasbest"

    S.V. Kashansky, M.D.
    F.M. Kogan, M.D.
    S.V. Scherbakov, M.D.
    Medical Research Center of Prevention and
    Health Protection of Industrial Workers
    Ekaterinburg City
    Russian Federation

Economic and Social Consequences - [ back to top ]

  1. A Case study of the Settlement Process

    Tommy Gorman
    Clydexide Action on Asbestos
    Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.

  2. Mining Asbestos in South Africa

    Jack McCullock
    School of Australian and International Studies
    Deakin University
    Geelong, Australia

  3. Regulation and Compensation of Asbestos Diseases in Germany

    X. Baur, M.D.
    A.B. Czuppan, M.D.
    Institute of Occupational Medicine, BOFA
    University of Bochum
    Bochum Germany

  4. Technical and Scientific Credibility

    George A. Peters
    Peters & Peters
    Santa Monica, California, U.S.A.

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