Lung Cancer Risk and Workplace Exposures in Black Men and Women
| Autor: | Ernst L. Wynder, John P. Richie, Steven D. Stellman, Joshua E. Muscat |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Lung Neoplasms Epidemiology Medical sciences medicine.disease_cause Biochemistry Asbestos Occupational medicine Sex Factors Occupational Exposure Environmental health Humans Medicine Occupations Risk factor Workplace Lung cancer Aged General Environmental Science business.industry Case-control study Dust Odds ratio Middle Aged medicine.disease United States respiratory tract diseases Surgery Black or African American Coal Oncology Case-Control Studies Female business Negroid |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Research. 76:78-84 |
| ISSN: | 0013-9351 |
| DOI: | 10.1006/enrs.1997.3787 |
| Popis: | There are little data on workplace exposures and lung cancer risk in blacks. An ongoing case-control study of lung cancer that included 550 black men and women with lung cancer and 386 age-matched controls was examined by reported occupational exposures and job titles. In men, significant associations were observed with reported exposure to asbestos [odds ratio (OR), 1.8; 95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.03-3.1] and coal dust (OR, 2.8; 95% CI 1.1-7.0). Elevated but nonsignificant risks of 1.4 or more were detected for the following occupations: police/security guards, farmers/farm workers, laborers, and motor-vehicle drivers. In women, nonsignificant increased risks were found with reported exposure to paint (OR, 1.8) and gas fumes (OR, 4.9). Women employed as farmers/farm workers and building maintenance workers had elevated but nonsignificant risks. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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