Journal article
Development of a history-taking form for mesothelioma patients at risk of exposure to asbestos
Public health action, v 15(4), pp 160-163
03 Dec 2025
PMID: 41376686
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Mesothelioma is causally established to be primarily related to asbestos exposure as a risk factor. Before considering other possible causative factors for mesothelioma, a detailed exposure history is warranted, which looks at possible
prior exposures to asbestos. Some exposures may be unknown to patients, may be forgotten or may not be readily available as a comprehensive tool for the clinicians dealing with mesothelioma patients. METHODS We used the Delphi anonymous consensus
technique to develop and validate a detailed, seven-sectioned, and comprehensive questionnaire that can be readily used by clinicians and researchers. Over two rounds, the experts followed a thorough and rigorous process to validate the questionnaire, including medical history along with occupational,
non-occupational as well as para-occupational exposure to asbestos, and many other parameters that can be both rule in and rule out the possibility of mesothelioma. Questions have also been included to factor in other types of dust exposure for an informed differential diagnosis. RESULTS We
have created a readily available history-taking questionnaire validated by experts, which can be replicated for other conditions and become an essential tool for diagnosis. CONCLUSION Apart from accurate and informed diagnosis, this documentation
can be valuable for epidemiological, research, policy-informing, legal and compensation related issues.
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- Title
- Development of a history-taking form for mesothelioma patients at risk of exposure to asbestos
- Creators
- R. Singh - Drexel UniversityR. Kumar - Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung HospitalM. Nagar - Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung HospitalS.B. Kaipilyawar - Public Health, Society for Health Allied Research & Education, Hyderabad, IndiaH.A. Anderson - University of Wisconsin–MadisonA.V. Jadhav - ICMR-National Institute of VirologyT. Patel - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, RajkotT.R. Drischoll - The University of SydneyE. Prriya - Thoracic Surgery, Navi Mumbai, IndiaS.R. Yadav - University of DelhiS. Bishnoi - Thoracic Surgery, Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, IndiaN. Singh - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchK. Kaur - Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, IndiaA. Jakhetiya - Department of Surgical Oncology, Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur, IndiaN. van Zandwijk - Department of Cell and Molecular Therapies, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney Local District & University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaS. Kumari - Max HealthcareD. Khosla - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and ResearchS. Rajan - King George's Medical UniversityA.K. Verma - King George's Medical UniversityA. Bhatt - Gujarat Cancer & Research InstituteA. Sharma - Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Jhajjar, (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi), IndiaD.K. Sinha - Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical SciencesA. Kapoor - Tata Memorial HospitalR. Gill - Columbia UniversityR. Dada - All India Institute of Medical SciencesJ. Kishore - Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung HospitalA.L. Frank - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Public health action, v 15(4), pp 160-163
- Publisher
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
- Number of pages
- 4
- Grant note
- Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, PA, USA
The authors thank MJ Culligan (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Temple University Health Systems, Philadelphia, USA) ; P.S. Malik (Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India) ; Dr Nilesh (Centre for Public Health, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India) and K. Mahmood (Molecular Toxicology, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India) , for their kind support. The international postdoctoral fellowship provided to the first author by Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, PA, USA is gratefully acknowledged. All authors acknowledge their affiliating institute and have participated in this work in their personal capacity only. All the experts and authors consented to be part of the work. This manuscript has been posted as a preprint in Zenodo. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15627876
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001649485100005
- Other Identifier
- 991022138582704721
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