Update on mesothelioma incidence and forecast of future cases in Belgium
The restrictions and ban on asbestos use have reduced the risk of mesothelioma for those who began working after the peak period of asbestos use. Nevertheless, the overall mesothelioma incidence in Belgium does not yet show signs of decline. More efforts should be made to improve compensation of mesothelioma patients.
Authors
- Kristiaan Nackaerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0754-0002)
- Benoît Nemery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0571-4689)
- Steven Ronsmans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6767-2691)
Institutions
- Department of Public Health (MM)
- Department of Public Health (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-25212-8
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00