Mesothelioma Epidemiology by State

Incidence Rate of Mesothelioma by State. (5/4/05)

* courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Work Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report 2002. May 2003. Section 7: Malignant Mesothelioma. More...

Hot Spots! Government Statistics on deaths due to Asbestos-related diseases (5/2/05)

When the government began tracking mesothelioma as a cause of death, mortality nationwide more than doubled, from 935 in 1998, to 2,343 in 1999. More...

Hundreds of Texans Die from Asbestos Each Year (4/18/05)

At least 259 Texans died in 2002 from just two forms of asbestos disease, according to the most recent data from the National Centers for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control, obtained by the Washington, DC based EWG Action Fund. Mortality is divided roughly evenly between the two diseases, with 132 reported deaths from asbestosis and 127 reported mesothelioma fatalities. More than one third of the deaths in 2002 (103) were in just three metropolitan areas, Houston with 44, Beaumont with 34, and Dallas with 25 (NCHS 2005). More...

Malignant Mesothelioma Surveillance: A Comparison of ICD 10 Mortality Data with SEER Incidence Data in Nine Areas of the United States (1/20/05)

With the implementation in 1999 of ICD-10 death certificate coding in the United States, mortality data specific to malignant mesothelioma became readily available on a national basis. To evaluate the accuracy and completeness of diagnosis and coding for mesothelioma on the death certificate, mortality information was compared with incidence data. More...

MM in Women: Dr. Victor Roggli (11/6/98)

About 8% of our cases of mesothelioma occur in women, with a median age of 59 years. Our percentage is lower than other series reported in the literature because of the large number of occupationally exposed men referred to our laboratory. More...

732 MM Deaths in Manville, Somerset County, New Jersey (6/15/98)

This study evaluates the environmental, nonoccupational component of mesothelioma incidence among persons living in Manville, Somerset County, New Jersey, the location of the largest asbestos manufacturing plant in North America. More...