A case-control study of bladder cancer using city directories as a source of occupational data.

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• Personal Author:
  Burnett C ; Osorio, Ana Maria ; Steenland, Kyle
• Description:
  City directories and death certificates were used to perform a case control study of bladder cancer deaths in Hamilton County, Ohio. In Hamilton County, 731 male bladder cancer deaths were listed between 1960 and 1982 and 95,057 male deaths from other causes. Two analyses were performed, one based on city directory data and one based on death certificates. Each case was matched for sex, age, race, date of death, and residence to two comparisons. The results indicated that four companies were associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer. NIOSH investigated six facilities that showed an increased risk (two chemical factories, a printing ink company, a foundry, a machine manufacturer, and a valve manufacturer), and several suspected agents were identified. In particular, one chemical factory had produced benzidine (92875), a known human carcinogen, and this facility was the site of a previous epidemic of bladder cancer. In general, increased risks were found for the textile, chemical, grain mill foundry, petroleum, building service, entertainment, and advertising industries. Based on occupations, increased risks were found for engineer, tailor, carpenter, furnace operator, blending machine operator, chemist, pressing machine operator, house cleaner, and salesman. For truck drivers and furnace operators, more than 20 years of service were associated with a significantly increased risk. The authors conclude that a combination of city directories and death certificates can provide the material for reliable and economically feasible studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Demography Epidemiology Ink Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Metal Workers Neoplasms Occupational Health Printing Safety Urogenital Diseases Urogenital System

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupation Biostatistics Bladder-cancer Bladder Cancer Cancer-rates Case-studies Chemical-industry-workers Demographic-characteristics Epidemiologic Methods Foundry-workers Information-systems NIOSH-Author Printing-inks

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• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  247-257
• Volume:
  126
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00172783
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 1987 Aug; 126(2):247-257
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr. Kyle Steenland, Mail.stop Rl5, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• CAS Registry Number:
  4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl (CAS RN 92-87-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f1f1ecc795caad9beb706f0f337a77a20c57068025c37b0e7ae02dfc9074c2bdbef1966257674e6b9972119d902926005c2f1e6d060750a8b2a81f6254494541
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185274/cdc_185274_DS1.pdf
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