Cancer incidence among members of the Norwegian trade union of insulation workers
| Autor: | Kristina Kjærheim, Aage Andersen, Gunnar Mowé, Bente Ulvestad, Jan Ivar Martinsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Mesothelioma Lung Neoplasms medicine.disease_cause Asbestos Cohort Studies Trade union medicine Humans Lung cancer business.industry Labor Unions Norway Incidence Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Cancer registry Occupational Diseases Standardized mortality ratio Cohort business Demography Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine. 46(1) |
| ISSN: | 1076-2752 |
| Popis: | Insulation work has been described as an occupation with high exposure to asbestos. A cohort of members of the Norwegian Trade Union of Insulation Workers (n = 1116), hired between 1930 and 1975, was established. During 2002, the cohort was linked to the Cancer Registry of Norway. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of pleural mesothelioma was 12.9 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 6.0-24.6). Two cases with peritoneal mesotheliomas were found (SIR, 14.8; 95% CI = 1.8-53.4). The SIR of lung cancer was 3.0 (95% CI = 2.3-3.8). Four cases of lung cancer were observed among cork workers without any exposure to asbestos, but to cork dust and tar smoke (SIR, 5.3; 95% CI = 1.5-13.6). Our study showed a high risk of mesothelioma and an elevated risk of lung cancer among members of the Trade Union of Insulation Workers. |
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