Does Silica Exposure Cause Lung Cancer?
In a paper titled “Occupational Exposure to Silica and Lung Cancer Risk in the Netherlands” the authors report on the lung cancer experience of men aged 55 – 69 from the Netherlands Cohort Study who recorded workplace exposures to crystalline silica. As duration of exposure to silica increased the risk of lung cancer increased and the finding was statistically significant. Interestingly, the association between amount of exposure and lung cancer was weaker and not significant.
