Burden and trends of cancer attributable to occupational asbestos exposure in China from 1990 to 2021
The burden of asbestos-related cancers in China remains substantial and is rising due to demographic aging and persistent exposure risks. Stronger occupational safety regulations, exposure surveillance, and asbestos bans are urgently needed to curb future disease burden.
Authors
- Shaohua Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4050-5532)
- Hui Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5459-800X)
- Bijuan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9817-7220)
- Hanchen Zheng
- Xingna Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9197-2213)
- Yun Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0762-5946)
- Z. Guo
- Jiami Yu
- Qifei Li
- Zhouwei Zhan
- Hongju Chen
Institutions
- Fujian Medical University (CN)
- Fujian Provincial Cancer Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1672598
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province