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I PLAINTIFF'S t EXHIBIT f SA-380 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
THE INCIDENCE OF MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA 1992 to 1994
AUSTRALIAN MESOTHELIOMA REGISTER REPORT, 1996
J. Leigh B. Hull P. Davidson
Australian Mesothelioma Register
Location:
Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit
National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety 92 Parramatta Road, Camperdown NSW 2050
Postal Address:
GPO Box 58, Sydney 2001
Commonwealth of Australia 1996
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Introduction Statistics List of Publications Figure 1 Table 1 Table 2 Table 3
Table 4
Figure 2 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7
Table 8
Figure 3 Table 9 Table 10
CONTENTS
Incident cases of malignant mesothelioma in Australia 1945 - 1995.
Male cases of mesothelioma in Australia, 1992, by age and State
Female cases of mesothelioma in Australia, 1992, by age and State
Age specific incidence rates for mesothelioma per million males in Australia, 1992, by age and State
Age specific incidence rates for mesothelioma per million females in Australia, 1992, by age and State
Incidence of mesothelioma in Australia, 1992, by age and sex
Male cases of mesothelioma in Australia, 1993, by age and State
Female cases of mesothelioma in Australia, 1993, by age and State
Age specific incidence rates for mesothelioma per million males in Australia, 1993, by age and State
Age specific incidence rates for mesothelioma per million females in Australia, 1993, by age and State
Incidence of mesothelioma in Australia, 1993, by age and sex
Male cases of mesothelioma in Australia, 1994, by age and State
Female cases of mesothelioma in Australia, 1994, by age and State
1 1 2 5 6 6
7
7 8 9 9
10
10 11 12 12
Table 11 Table 12 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6
Figure 7
Table 13 Appendix A
Age specific incidence rates for mesothelioma per million males in Australia, 1994, by age and State
Age specific incidence rates for mesothelioma per million females in Australia, 1994, by age and State
Incidence of mesothelioma in Australia, 1994, by age and sex
Cases of mesothelioma in Australia, 1992-94, by site of primary lesion
Trends in Australian incidence of mesothelioma per million persons, by State, 1982-94, Standardized to World Population>20 yrs
Trends in Australian incidence of mesothelioma per million persons, by sex, 1982-94, Standardized to World Population>20 yrs
Asbestos exposures as documented in the Australian Mesothelioma Register from 1 January 1986 to 31 March 1995.
Australian Mesothelioma Register Notification Form
13 13 14 15
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17 18 22
INTRODUCTION
This document is the eighth report of the Australian Mesothelioma Register, produced by the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of The National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety.
The report includes data on cases notified to the register and diagnosed in 1992, 1993 and 1994. We are grateful for the continued cooperation of the notification network of State cancer registries, pathologists, clinicians, occupational physicians, hospitals and government divisions of occupational health in ensuring as complete an ascertainment of cases as possible.
STATISTICS
Incidence in a calendar year is defined as the number of new cases of mesothelioma first occurring* in an Australian State or Territory in that year. Age specific incidence rates are computed from population tables published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for the estimated resident mid year populations for 1992, 1993 and 1994 (estimates based on Census 30 June, 1991). Standardized incidence rates (SI) were calculated using the "World Standard Population" 20 years of age or greater1.
The cumulative incidence rate (CR) is obtained by summing the annual incidence rates (assumed constant in each 5 year group). It can be shown, for rare diseases like mesothelioma, that the cumulative incidence rate approximates the cumulative risk, or probability, of developing the disease in a lifetime2. This can be expressed as a percentage. Thus the figure 0.28 in table 3 for NSW (males) under CR indicates a 0.28% or 0.0028 lifetime (20-75) risk of developing mesothelioma. Therefore, the chance of developing mesothelioma between the ages 20-75 is approximately 1 in 351.
* "First occurrence" is the earliest known date of diagnosis (presumptive or confirmed). Cases where a presumptive diagnosis had been rejected before the date of this report (March 30,1996) have been excluded.
1. Waterhouse, J. Muir, C., Shanmugaratnam.K., & Powell, J., eds, Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Volume IV, Lyon (IARC Scientific Publications No 42,1982) pp.671- 674.
2. Breslow, N. & Day, N., Statistical Methods in Cancer Research Volume I, Lyon (IARC Scientific Publications No 32,1980) pp.51-52.
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS FROM THE MESOTHELIOMA PROGRAM AND REGISTER
Armstrong B.K., Musk A.W., Baker J.E., Hunt J.M., Newall C.C., Henzeil H.R., Blunsdon B.S., Clarke-Hundley M.D. (1984). Epidemiology of malignant mesothelioma in Western Australia. Med. J. Aust. 141:86-88.
Baker G., Driscoll T., Daniel S., Thompson R., Lee J, Constance T., Ferguson D., Leigh J. (1991). Clinical features of mesothelioma associated with tumor cell histology. Proceedings of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, p.33.
Berry G., Ferguson D.A., Fung C., Grimwood A., Major G. (1987) Mesothelioma as a result of occupational exposure to asbestos in Australia. XXII International Congress on Occupational Health, Sydney, Australia, 1987, p.57.
Berry G. (1991). Prediction of mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis in former Wittenoom asbestos workers. Br. J. Ind. Med. 48:793-802.
de Klerk N.H., Armstrong B.K., Musk A.W., Hobbs M.S.T. (1989). Predictions of future cases of asbestos-related disease among former miners and millers of crocidolite in Western Australia. Med. J. Aust. 151:616-620.
Driscoll T., Leigh J., Thompson R. (1993). Asbestos and non-asbestos factors in the aetiology of malignant mesothelioma: a case-referent study. Proceedings of the 8th
international Conference on Occupational Lung Diseases (Prague), 1:319-323.
Driscoll T., Baker G., Daniel S., Thompson R., Lee J., Ferguson D.A., Leigh J. (1993). Clinical features of malignant mesothelioma in Australia. Aust. NZ J. Med. 23:19-25.
Ferguson D.A. (1990). Low-level asbestos - the priorities are wrong (Letter). Med. J. Aust. 152:617-618.
Ferguson D.A. (1989). Malignant mesothelioma - the rising epidemic (Letter). Med. J. Aust. 150:233-235.
Ferguson D.A., Berry G., Grimwood A. (1987). The incidence of mesothelioma in Australia. XXII International Congress on Occupational Health, Sydney, Australia, 1987,
p.56.
Ferguson D.A., Berry G., Jelihovsky T., Andreas S.B., Rogers A.J., Fung S.C.,
Grimwood A., Thompson R. (1987). The Australian Mesothelioma Surveillance Program
1979-1985. Med. J. Aust. 147:166-172.
'
Henderson D.W., Shilkin K.B., Langlois S. Le P,, Whitaker D. (eds.) (1992). Malignant mesothelioma. Hemisphere, New York.
Leigh J., Rogers A.J., Berry G., Ferguson D.A., Mulder H.B., Ackad M. (1990). Relationship between lung asbestos fibre type and concentration and relative risk of mesothelioma. XXIII International Congress on Occupational Health, Montreal, Canada, p.160.
Leigh J., Corvalan C.F., Grimwood A., Berry G., Ferguson D.A., Thompson R (1991). The incidence of malignant mesothelioma in Australia 1982-1988. Am. J. Ind. Med. 20:643-655.
Leigh J., Driscoll T., Baker G., Corvalan C. (1991). The Australian Mesothelioma Program - Recent research results. J Occup Health Safety-Aust NZ, 7:365-371.
Leigh J., Rogers A.J., Ferguson D.A., Mulder H.B., Ackad M., Thompson R. (1991). Lung asbestos fiber content and mesothelioma cell type, site, and survival. Cancer 68:135-141.
Leigh J. (1991). The Australian Mesothelioma Program and Register. Proc. Worksafe Australia Asbestos Symposium, pp.9-17.
Leigh J. (1992). Review of "Malignant mesothelioma". Henderson et al. (eds). Hemisphere, New York. Cancer Forum 16:176-177.
Leigh J., Corvalan C.F., Copland P.l. (1993). The incidence of malignant mesothelioma in Australia 1982-92. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Occupational Lung Diseases (Prague), 1: 314-318.
Leigh J., Corvalan C., Copland P. (1993). Malignant mesothelioma incidence in Australia 1982-1992. Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Applied Mineralogy (Perth), pp28-30.
Leigh J., Hull B., Ruck L., Mandryk J., Rogers A.J. (1993). Lung asbestos fibre content by type and length and mesothelioma site and cell type. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Occupational Lung Diseases (Prague), 1:351-356.
Leigh J. (1994). The Australian Mesothelioma Program 1979-1994. In: Peters G.A., and Peters, B.J. (eds), The Current Status of the Asbestos Public Health Problem (Vol. 9, Sourcebook on Asbestos Diseases). N.H. Butterworth, ppl-74.
Leigh J. (1995). Mesothelioma: is asbestos the only cause? (letter). Med. J. Aust. 163: 105-106.
Leigh J. and Davidson P (1995J. Malignant Mesothelioma in Australia 1982-1995. Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium of the iSSA Research Section (Bonn), (in press).
Leigh J. (1995). Malignant Mesothelioma in Australia 1982-1995. Epidemiology 6: S73.
Leigh J. (1995). Malignant Mesothelioma in Australia 1982-1995. European Respiratory Journal 8 (Supp.19): 437.
Leigh J, Davidson P, Hull B.P. (1996). Malignant mesothelioma in Australia 1945-1995. Epidemiology (in press).
Musk A.W., Dolin P.J., Armstrong B.K., Ford J.M., de Klerk N.H., Hobbs M.S. (1989). The incidence of malignant mesothelioma in Australia 1947-1980. Med. J. Aust. 150:242 246.
Musk A.W., de Klerk N.H., Eccles J.L., et al. (1992). Wittenoom, Western Australia: A modem industrial disaster. Am. J. Ind. Med. 21:735-747.
National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety - Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. Mesothelioma Reports 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (Annual series). Canberra, AGPS.
Rogers A.J., Leigh J., Berry G., Ferguson D.A., Mulder H.B., Ackad M., Morgan G.G. (1994). Dose-response relationship between airborne and lung asbestos fibre type, length and concentration and the relative risk of mesothelioma. Inhaled particles VII. Ann. Occup. Hyg.,38 (Suppl): 631-638.
Rogers A.J. (1984). Determination of mineral fibre in human tissue by light microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Ann. Occup. Hyg. 28:1-12.
Rogers A.J., Leigh J., Berry G., Ferguson D.A., Mulder H.B., Ackad M. (1991). Relationship between lung asbestos fiber type and concentration and relative risk of mesothelioma - A case-control study. Cancer 67:1912-1920.
Rogers A.J. (1992). Predictions of mesothelioma in former Wittenoom asbestos workers (Letter). Br. J. Ind. Med. 49:451-452.
Rossiter C.E. (1987). Asbestos blues (Letter). Med. J. Aust. 147:162.
Incident cases of malignant mesothelioma in Australia 1945 -1995
CO CO CM CM t-
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1945
1950
1955
1960
1965
1970
1975
1980
Year of diagnosis
1985
1990
1995
2000
Table 1
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84
85+
ALL AGES
TABULATION OF MALE CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA, 1992 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC OLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT AUST
00
00000 1
000000 0 00
0000
000 1
000
0000 1
4 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 10
33
2 0 0 0 10
6342
0 0 0 16
7 4 3 4 8 0 0 0 26
15 11
6
7
6
0
0
0 45
23 10 5 7 9 0 0 0 54
11 12 6 4 3 2 0 0 38
11 15 0 11 4
0 0 42
4 3 3 6 3 0 0 0 19
2 20007
86 64 30 44 43
3
0
0 270
Table 2
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84
85+
ALL AGES
TABULATION OF FEMALE CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA 1992 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW
VIC
OLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
0000000 0
0000000 0
0000 1 1 00
00
00 0 0 0
01
00 0 0 0
000 1 1 0 00
00
01 000
I 1 000000
10
1 1 000
3 2 2 000 0 0
1 3200000
10
1 0000
0 1 22
000
0 1 00
000
7 9 11 5 6 1 0 0
AUST
0 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 4 7 6 3 6 2
39
Table 3
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84
85+
ALL AGES SI CR LIFETIME RISK. 1 in:
TABULATION OF AGE SPECIFIC INCIDENCE RATES FOR MESOTHELIOMA PER MILLION MALES IN AUSTRALIA. 1992 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC QLD
SA
WA TAS
NT
ACT
AUST
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.1 15.6 39.0 53.6 116.9 198.5 128.0 190.0 131.1 124.3
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.3 21.5 26.4 41.5 117.6 120.0 199.5 362.2 128.0 77.3
7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.1 51.5 47.5 99.4 91.6 144.8 0.0 200.1 122.6
0.0 0.0 0.0 17.9 0.0 21.7 55.0 125.2 216.0 229.0 174.8 700.8 710.5 224.0
0.0 0.0 14.3 0.0 60.8 36.9 23.7 236.4 190.7 331.4 156.2 299.1 393.3 454.8
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 303.1 208.4 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.5 0.0 15.3 0.0 17.8 0.0 ' 35.8 0.0 69.6 0.0 124.4 0.0 166.1 0.0 158.9 0.0 258.7 0.0 214.9 0.0 146.4
41.3 41.3 28.8 85.4 75.2 18.8 0.0 0.0 44.4
37.5 36.6 28.2 68.0 75.5 13.6 0.0
0.0 40.6
0.28 0.27 0.23 0.42 0.53 0.15 0.00 , .0.00 0.30
351 371 442 238 190 660
- - 338
Table 4
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
ALL AGES SI CR LIFETIME RISK. 1 in:
TABULATION OF AGE SPECIFIC INCIDENCE RATES FOR MESOTHELIOMA PER MILLION FEMALES IN AUSTRALIA, 1992 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC OLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
0.0 0.0 0.0 o.o 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 o.o 14.3 51.3 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 6.1 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 22.1 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 13.8 0.0 25.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.8 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.6 0.0 16.6 30.5 32.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
23.6 21.6 35.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.4 39.9 41.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
12.1 0.0 26.9 45.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0
24.9
83.2
136.4
79.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 31.3 0.0
0.0
104.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2 5.6 10.3 9.3 10.4 6.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 4.2 8.3 6.1 9.2 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.00 o:oo
4130
2557
1605
3809
2169
3900
--
AUST
0.0 0.0 2.8 1.5 3.1 3.7 4.7 5.5 11.0 19.8 20.5 13.1 39.6 17.2
6.2 5.0 0.04
2757
Table 5
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
ALL AGES
TABULATION OF MALE CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA, 1993 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC OLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
0 00000 0 0
000000 0 0
00
000 0 0
1 0000000
1 3200000
6 20700 0
74 323
00
95335000
18 10
8
5
9
00
14 8 7 2 4
00
13 19 9 5 14 2 0
16 11 5 2
200
3 90
9000
23
3 00
90 73 41 21 55
8
0
AUST
0 0 1 1 6 16 20 25 51 36 63 37 22 11
289
Table 6
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84
85+
ALL AGES
TABULATION OF FEMALE CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA 1993 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC OLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
00000000
00000000
00000000
00 0 000
10
00000
1 0032000
00002 0 00
1 1 0 000
0020
000
1 20 1 2000
3 2 02
00 0
0301
000
101 1
000
00 I 0
000
8 8 7 8 13 0 0 0
AUST
0 0 0 2 2 6 2 4 3 6 8 5 4 2
44
Table 7
20*24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
ALL AGES SI CR LIFETIME RISK. 1 in:
TABULATION OF AGE SPECIFIC INCIDENCE RATES FOR MESOTHELIOMA PER MILLION MALES IN AUSTRALIA, 1993 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC QLD
SA
WA TAS
NT
ACT
AUST
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 7.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
4.6 18.5 17.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.2
29.6 6.8 18.7 0.0 120.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.9
44.7 34.8 37.0 53.7 69.3 82.2
0.0
0.0 . 43.8
67.3 50.9 45.4 92.7 141.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 65.1
143.6
109.0
132.2
158.4
286.0
104.0
0.0
0.0 143.1
119.4
94.1
124.8
64.9
143.6
109.2
0.0
0.0 108.8
145.4
301.8
207.1
210.1
685.5
287.4
0.0
402.9
251.8
273.6
266.4
175.2
126.2
75.3
417.2
0.0
0.0 225.6
93.5 369.0
0.0
113.4
1132.4
0.0
0.0
0.0 237.5
119.7
223.8
112.9
213.9
642.0
707.7
0.0
0.0 219.1
42.8 46.8 38.0 40.4 94.6 49.6
0.0
9.8 46.9
38.8 40.2 36.3 36.3 92.4 41.7 0.0 13.4 42.8
0.28 0.31 0.30 0.29 0.72 0.29 0.00 0.20 0.33
358 325 339 345 138 343
- 496
307
Table 8
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84
85+
ALL AGES SI CR LIFETIME RISK. 1 in:
TABULATION OF AGE SPECIFIC INCIDENCE RATES FOR MESOTHELIOMA PER MILLION FEMALES IN AUSTRALIA. 1993 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC QLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.4 0.0 14.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 0.0 62.3 37.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 49.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 10.3 15.9 0.0 29.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 32.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 21.5 0.0 30.1 68.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.4 25.6 0.0 68.8 41.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.4 0.0 45.1 53.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.8 0.0 39.5 65.6 76.2 0.0 0,0 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.5 0.0 99.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
3.7 4.9 6.4 14.8 22.1 0.0 0.0 ' 0.0 2.9 3.5 5.8 11.3 20.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.08 0.14 0.00 0.00 0.00
3801 3486 3016 1241
731
.
AUST
0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 3.1 10.5 4.6 10.7 8.4 16.8 26.4 21.6 25.5 16.5
6.9 5.7 0.04
2400
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Table 9 '
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84
85+
ALL AGES
TABULATION OF MALE CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA, 1994 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC QLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
00000000
00000000
00000000
00 1 0
00 0
0 2 602 00 0
5343300 1
3 46 1 400 0
13 6 9 2 9
00
88 84820 1
29 8
10 7
6
00
22 9 4 5 5
00
15 5 5 4 7 2 0 0
16 2 3 3 4 0 0 0
432 1
000
115 50 58 30 50
7
0
2
AUST
0 0 0 2 10 19 18 40 39 61 46 38 28 11
312
Table 10
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84
85+
ALL AGES
TABULATION OF FEMALE CASES OF MESOTHELIOMA IN AUSTRALIA 1994 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC QLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
00000000
00000000
1 0000000
00000000
000 2000 0
0 1 00
000
2 200
00 0
1 0000000
0 1 20000 0
0 300
000
1 2 1 30000
2 0 00000 0
1 200
000
00 00 00 00
8 11 3 5 4 0 0 0
AUST
0 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 3 4 7 2 4 0
31
Table 11
20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
ALL AGES SI CR LIFETIME RISK. 1 in:
TABULATION OF AGE SPECIFIC INCIDENCE RATES FOR MESOTHELIOMA PER MILLION MALES IN AUSTRALIA, 1994 BY AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC QLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.9 18.4 94.8 65.0 245.7 235.6 254.2 472.5 226.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.4 19.7 33.9 59.8 88.3 93.7 135.7 121.2 78.3 213.6
0.0 0.0 0.0 8.2 50.9 35.6 70.1 129.4 132.2 174.4 87.3 171.3 178.1 212.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.3 26.0 60.7 129.4 227.3 200.8 253.5 321.7 200.4
0.0 0.0 0.0 14.6 30.2 49.1 88.5 243.9 254.3 211.4 229.7 530.5 481.6 202.4
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 95.3 210.5 109.2 137.3 423.2 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 87.0 0.0 0.0 . 0.0 0.0 0.0 235.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
54.0 31.8 52.1
57.3 84.4 43.2
0.0
19.1
44.8 29.6 50.5 47.4 82.8 37.5 0.0 24.4
0.34 0.22 0.34 0.35 0.56 0.28 0.00 0.16
293 451 291 284 178 362
- 620
AUST
0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 15.2 30.7 37.9 101.0 110.8 182.7 175.0 230.3 286.8 207.1
49.9 45.1 0.33
305
able 12
r 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+
ALL AGES SI CR LIFETIME RISK. 1 in:
TABULATION OF AGE SPECIFIC INCIDENCE RATES FOR MESOTHELIOMA PER MILLION FEMALES IN AUSTRALIA, 1994 BV AGE AND STATE
NSW VIC QLD
SA
WA TAS
NT ACT
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 36.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 17.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
12.9 17.5 0.0 0.0 23.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 10.9 33.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 32.4 0.0 0.0 34.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8.8 24.5 19.2 99.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
23.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
17.0 46.5
0.0
0.0 73.0 0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3.6 6.7 2.6 9.2 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 5.7 2.9 7.0 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.07 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00
6033 2172 3809 1464 2648
AUST
0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 3.1 3.3 11.1 2.6 8.5 11.2 22.2 8.6 24.3 0.0
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Cases o f m esotheliom a in A ustralia, 1992-94, by site of prim ary lesion
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Trends in Australian incidence of mesothelioma per m illion persons
by sex, 1982-94.
Standardised to World Popn > 20 years
Y ear o f d ia g n o s is
ASBESTOS EXPOSURES AS DOCUMENTED IN THE AUSTRALIAN MESOTHELIOMA REGISTER
FROM 1 JANUARY 1986 TO 31 MARCH 1995
CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXPOSURE
NUMBER EXPOSED (WITH NO
OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Single)
NUMBER EXPOSED (WITH OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Multiple)
TOTAL EXPOSURES .
ACOUSTIC ENGINEER AIRCONDITIONING AIRCRAFT ARMED FORCES /WARTIME ASBESTOS BAGGING {NOT WITTENOOM) ASBESTOS BAGS - HANDLED WHICH HAD CONTAINED ASBESTOS CLOTHING WORN ASBESTOS COVERS FOR COOKING ASBESTOS DWELLING/FENCE T BUILT/RENOVATED . ASBESTOS DWELLING - LIVED IN ASBESTOS PRODUCTS FACTORY - LIVED NEAR ASBESTOS PRODUCTS FACTORY - WORKED NEAR ASBESTOS MINE - WORKED/LIVED NEAR
(NOT WITTENOOM) ASBESTOS PRODUCT HANDLED IN THE WORKPLACE ASBESTOS PRODUCT MANUFACTURER - WORKED ASBESTOS PRODUCT PART OF WORKPLACE OR
SURROUNDS ASBESTOS TAILINGS - PLAYED ON AS A CHILD ASBESTOS /OR PRODUCTS WORKER - LIVED WITH/
WASHED CLOTHES BAKERY (OVENS) BOILERMAKER/CLEANER/ATTENDANT/INSTALLER/
WELDER BRAKE LININGS - MADE/ REPAIRED
BRICKLAYER BRICKWORKS BUILDER/ BUILDER'S LABOURER CARPENTER/JOINER
1 7 7 14 2 3 4 1 42 9 6 1 7
31 87
8
1 28
2 59
37 7 8
105 131
.
.
. 8
-
6
-
*
1 6 6 2 1
6 33
6
-
3
-
35
9 1 3 22 28
1 15 7 20 2 3 5
1 48 15
8 1 8
37 120
14
1 31
2 94
46 8 11
127 159
CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXPOSURE
CIVIL ENGINEER CEMENT FACTORY WORKER CHEMICAL ENGINEER (CSR) CONCRETING CONSTRUCTION WORKER DEMOLITION DESIGN ENGINEER DIESEL ENGINEER DOCKYARD WORKER ELECTRICAL ENGINEER ELECTRICAL FITTER ELECTRICAL MECHANIC ELECTRICIAN ELECTROPLATER ENGINEER FIREPROOFING FIREDOORS FIREFIGHTER FITTER/TURNER FOUNDRY FURNACE GLASSWORKS/GLAZIERS INDUSTRIAL CHEMIST INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN INSULATION JEWELLER LABORATORY TECHNICIAN LABOURER LAGGER LAGGING IN WORKPLACE LAUNDRY/DRYCLEANERS LINESMAN LOCKSMITH MACHINE FITTER
NO. EXPOSED (WITH NO
OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Single)
NO. EXPOSED (WITH OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Multiple)
TOTAL EXPOSURES
1 1
4-4
1 -1
2 -2
5 1 -6
3 25
-1
-1
1
1
16 15 31
31
4
10 3 13
2-
2
30 6 -36
-1
1
8-
8
3-
3
3 -3
22
4
27 11 . 38
2 13
4 -4
24-
2 4
1-
1
1-
1
61 7
1-
1
1-
1
15 3 18
21 12 33
11 1 12
9 2 11
4
...
4
1 -1
1 12
CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXPOSURE
MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN
MACHINE INSPECTOR
MACHINE OPERATOR
MACHINIST
.
MAINTENANCE CARPENTER
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER
MAINTENANCE FITTER
MAINTENANCE MECHANIC
MAINTENANCE WORKER
MARINE ENGINEER
MECHANICAL ENGINEER
MECHANICAL FITTER
METAL FABRICATION
METALLURGY
NAVY
PAINTER/DECORATOR
PANELBEATER
PAPERMILL
PATTERNMAKER
PIPES - HANDLED/CUT/STORED/DRILLED
PLASTERER
PLUMBING
POWER STATION WORKER
PRESSURE PAK MANUFACTURER
PRINTING
RAILWAYS
RENOVATIONS/MAINTENANCE/LAGGING IN WORKPLACE
ROOFING
SHEETMETAL
SHIPS - BUILDING/REPAIRING/ON
SHOP FITTER
SITE VISITS/INSPECTIONS
SMELTING
STEELWORKS
NO. EXPOSED (WITH NO
OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Single)
NO. EXPOSED (WITH OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Multiple)
TOTAL EXPOSURES
2 .2
2 2
1
-.
1
2 -2
1 - 1.
2 2
10 3 13
1 1
72 9
5 6 11
1 -1
224
1 -1
1 1
60 39 99
30 5 35
3 -3
21
3
21
3
12 2 14
9 5 14
44 13 57
59 39 98
1 1
7 *7
63 31
94
13 2 15
22 4 5 9 14 60 47 107 1 -1 426 1 - 1 72 9
CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXPOSURE
TELEPHONE TECHNICIAN STOREMAN STOVES SUGAR MILL TANNERY TILER TOOLMAKER TRADES ASSISTANT TRANSPORTING ASBESTOS TRANSPORTING ASBESTOS PRODUCT TYRE FACTORY WATERSIDE WORKER WEIGHING TRUCKS WELDER WHITEWASH -GREECE/CYPRUS WITTENOOM WOOD MACHINIST
Asbestos exposure single multiple
No apparent asbestos exposure No response to questionnaire
Total cases from 1/1/86 - 31/3/95
Proportion of respondents with asbestos exposure
NO. EXPOSED (WITH NO
OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Single)
NO. EXPOSED (WITH OTHER EXPOSURES)
(Multiple)
52 10 -
2 -. 64
1
331 873 61 74 54 7
1-
13 5 21
114 18
1-
TOTAL EXPOSURES
7 10
2 10
.. 1
3 4 8 10 7 11 61
1
18 3
132
1
1,478 280
361 254
2,373
1.758 2,119
=83%
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHY AND SAFETY (WORKSAFE AUSTRALIA)
AUSTRALIAN MESOTHELIOMA REGISTER NOTIFICATION
Please direct all correspondence to:
The Registrar Australian Mesothelioma Register
Worksafe Australia GPO Box 58 Sydney NSW 2001
Telephone: (02) 577 9304
Patient details - please supply ALL available information
SURNAME:..................................................................... FIRST NAMES:..........................................................
ADDRESS:..............................................................................................................................................................
STATE:......................... POSTCODE:.......................... GENDER: M / F DATE OF BIRTH: / /
IF DECEASED, DATE OF DEATH: / /
PLACE OF DEATH:......................................................
DATE OF INITIAL DIAGNOSIS: Month ............... Year: .................
HISTOLOGICAL: YES/NO
HOSPITAL DIAGNOSED:............................................................. PRIMARY SITE: ....... ................................
CLINICIAN'S NAME:..................................................... NAME OF LOCAL GP:....................................................
ADDRESS:.................................................................... ADDRESS:......................................................................
Please describe briefly main occupation(s) of patient's worklife.
OCCUPATION
INDUSTRY
YEAR
1 ......................................................................... 1............................................................................. 19 - 19
2 ......................................................................... 2............................................................................. 19 - 19
3 ......................................................................... 3............................................................................. 19 - 19
KNOWN ASBESTOS EXPOSURE: YES / NO
If "YES" please indicate circumstances and duration: ..............................................................................................
Details of person completing this form. NAME:................................................................................................ SIGNATURE:.......................................... ADDRESS:......................................................................................... DATE:.....................................................
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