The recent paper by Gilham et al.¹ quantifies the effectiveness of the asbestos regulations implemented in the UK in 1969 and which were followed shortly afterwards by the abandonment of the use of crocidolite and, more than 15 years later, by an official ban on crocidolite and amosite in that country. Both the reduction in mesothelioma incidence and mortality up to age 50 and the fall in the amphibole burden in the lungs in a representative sample of the British population are impressive. Had other countries adopted similar regulations 50 years ago, many asbestos-related deaths would have been avoided worldwide. For instance, this is significant for Italy, where the lack of adequate preventive measures (at the time) led to a delay of more than a decade in the decline in asbestos consumption compared with the UK.²

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评论：英国过去和现在的石棉暴露以及未来的间皮瘤风险

Gilham等人最近的论文。^1个量化了1969年在英国实施的石棉法规的有效性，此后不久便放弃了使用青石棉的使用，超过15年后，该国正式禁止使用青石棉和铁石棉。在英国人口的代表性样本中，间皮瘤的发生率和死亡率降低到50岁，以及肺中的闪石负担的下降都令人印象深刻。如果其他国家在50年前采用了类似的规定，那么在世界范围内将避免许多与石棉有关的死亡。例如，这对于意大利而言意义重大，因为意大利当时（当时）缺乏适当的预防措施，导致石棉消费量下降的时间比英国推迟了十多年。^2个