The geographic legacy of asbestos exposure: Spatiotemporal patterns of pleural cancer mortality in Spain, 1999-2023.
BACKGROUND Pleural cancer mortality, largely attributable to past asbestos exposure, persists despite regulatory bans. We assessed nationwide spatiotemporal trends in Spain (1999-2023) to characterise geographical inequalities and sex-specific exposure patterns in the post-ban era. METHODS A province-level ecological...