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Improving early detection of lung cancer among construction workers
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2024
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Description:Lung cancer mortality among construction workers: implications for early detection
John M. Dement, Knut Ringen, Stella Hines, Kim Cranford, Patricia Quinn. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2020.
Occup Environ Med . 2020 Apr;77(4):207-213. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2019-106196.
The Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed), a service delivery program administered by CPWR, provides screenings for construction workers previously employed at U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear weapons facilities, where they were exposed to hazards such as asbestos, beryllium, radiation, silica, and welding fumes. Previous studies found these workers face elevated mortality from multiple causes, including all cancers, asbestosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and mesothelioma. Researchers examined the records of 17,069 BTMed participants—including 352 who died from lung cancer—to identify predictors that would better define eligibility for low-dose CT scans which have demonstrated a 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality. The risk factors considered included age, beryllium sensitization, body mass index (BMI), chest X-ray results, cigarette smoking, a family history of cancer, gender, personal history of cancer, race/ethnicity, respiratory symptoms, spirometry results, and years of trade or DOE work.
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