Search Results - "Swiatkowska, Beata"
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Respirable crystalline silica and lung cancer in community-based studies: impact of job-exposure matrix specifications on exposure-response relationships
Published in Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health (01-04-2024)“…The quantitative job-exposure matrix SYN-JEM consists of various dimensions: job-specific estimates, region-specific estimates, and prior expert ratings of…”
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Comparative evaluation of ten blood biomarkers of inflammation in regular heated tobacco users and non-smoking healthy males–a pilot study
Published in Scientific reports (16-04-2024)“…Heated tobacco products (HTPs) are novel tobacco products that are alternatives to cigarettes. The study aimed to investigate the effect of HTPs on blood…”
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Occupational diseases in Poland in 2020
Published in Medycyna pracy (06-12-2022)“…Background The aim of the study is to analyze the epidemiological situation regarding the occurrence of occupational diseases in Poland in 2020 and to define…”
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Opinion of teenagers on smoking-free policy in public places and its determinants - evidence from a global youth tobacco survey in five European countries
Published in Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (27-06-2024)“…Smoking-free policies protect non-smokers from the negative effects of smoking, but many young adults still use products containing nicotine. The aim of this…”
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The Amiantus Program in Poland – 20 years of implementation
Published in Medycyna pracy (24-09-2020)“…Background Despite the ban on the production of asbestos-containing materials, introduced in Poland over 20 years ago, new cases of asbestos-related diseases…”
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The occurrence of asbestos-related diseases among former employees of asbestos processing plants in Poland
Published in Medycyna pracy (03-12-2019)“…Background Despite the fact that asbestos is no longer used in production in Poland, there are still new cases of asbestos-related diseases among workers…”
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COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 as an occupational disease in Poland
Published in Medycyna pracy (29-12-2023)“…According to workplaces, most diseases were caused by working in hospitals - 1825 cases (88.6% of all COVID-19 cases in the healthcare workers). Conclusions:…”
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Occupational diseases in Poland in 2016
Published in Medycyna pracy (18-12-2018)“…The aim of the work is to present the epidemiological situation in the field of occupational diseases in Poland in 2016. The cases of occupational diseases…”
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Shift work, body mass index and associated breast cancer risks in postmenopausal women
Published in Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (22-12-2023)“…Shift work increases the risk of breast cancer, but the mechanisms is still under discussion. This study evaluates the relationship between breast cancer and…”
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Do Young People Perceive E-Cigarettes and Heated Tobacco as Less Harmful Than Traditional Cigarettes? A Survey from Poland
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (08-11-2022)“…New tobacco and nicotine-containing products are gaining more popularity among young people. The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence in the…”
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Predictors of lung cancer among former asbestos-exposed workers
Published in Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-09-2015)“…Highlights • We examine the association between occupational asbestos exposure and lung cancer risk. • Excess risk for lung cancer in the lower lobes was 5…”
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Epidemiology of silicosis reported to the central register of occupational diseases over last 20 years in Poland
Published in International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health (03-10-2022)“…The aim of the study was to investigate and assess the incidence of silicosis cases acknowledged as occupational diseases in Poland in 2000-2019. The cases of…”
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Could Self-Reported Body Sizes Be an Alternative Tool for Assessing Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women?
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (05-02-2022)“…The use of self-reported body size as an alternative tool to estimate body weight for health risk assessment is not widely reported, especially in relation to…”
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Occupational diseases among healthcare and social workers in 2009-2016
Published in Medycyna pracy (30-10-2018)“…The aim of the paper is to present statistical data on the occurrence of occupational diseases among healthcare and social workers in Poland in 2009-2016. All…”
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Is e-cigarette advertising associated with e-cigarette use among young people? New survey evidence from Poland
Published in Frontiers in public health (07-10-2024)“…Young people are routinely exposed to e-cigarettes advertising. We examined the impact of e-cigarette advertising on e-cigarette use in a large representative…”
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Concept of health surveillance programme for workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica at present and in the past
Published in Medycyna pracy (01-07-2023)“…In the paper authors present general assumptions of health surveillance programme concept for workers employed in respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure…”
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Medical monitoring of asbestos-exposed workers: experience from Poland
Published in Bulletin of the World Health Organization (01-08-2016)“…In Poland, the use of asbestos was banned in 1997 and asbestos plants have been closed since then. Despite their closure, cases of asbestos-related…”
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Identification of susceptibility pathways for the role of chromosome 15q25.1 in modifying lung cancer risk
Published in Nature communications (13-08-2018)“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) identified the chromosome 15q25.1 locus as a leading susceptibility region for lung cancer. However, the pathogenic…”
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Spirometry: a predictor of lung cancer among asbestos workers
Published in Inhalation toxicology (02-01-2017)“…Objective: The significance of lung function as an independent risk factor for lung cancer remains unclear. The objective of the study is to answer the…”
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Obesity, metabolic factors and risk of different histological types of lung cancer: A Mendelian randomization study
Published in PloS one (08-06-2017)“…Assessing the relationship between lung cancer and metabolic conditions is challenging because of the confounding effect of tobacco. Mendelian randomization…”
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