Mortality of Talc Miners and Millers From Val Chisone, Northern Italy

Enrico Pira; Maurizio Coggiola; Catalina Ciocan; Canzio Romano; Carlo La Vecchia; Claudio Pelucchi; Paolo Boffetta

doi:10.1097/jom.0000000000000992

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We confirmed the lack of association between exposure to asbestos-free talc, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Increased mortality from pneumoconiosis among miners is attributable to past exposure to silica.

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