Lung Cancer Risk and Workplace Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke

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• Personal Author:
  Bena J ; Kreuzer M ; Sasco AJ ; Smith R ; Stayner L ; Steenland, Kyle ; Straif K
• Description:
  OBJECTIVES: We sought to quantitatively evaluate the association between work-place environmental tobacco smoke exposure and lung cancer. METHODS: We performed a meta-analysis in 2003 of data from 22 studies from multiple locations worldwide of workplace environmental tobacco smoke exposure and lung cancer risk. Estimates of relative risk from these studies were analyzed by fitting the data to fixed and mixed effects models. Analyses of highly exposed workers and of the relationship between duration of exposure and lung cancer were also performed. RESULTS: The meta-analysis indicated a 24% increase in lung cancer risk (relative risk [RR]=1.24; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.18, 1.29) among workers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. A 2-fold increased risk (RR=2.01; 95% CI=1.33, 2.60) was observed for workers classified as being highly exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. A strong relationship was observed between lung cancer and duration of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. CONCLUSIONS: The findings from this investigation provide the strongest evidence to date that exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in the workplace is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Lung Lung Diseases Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Safety Smoke Tobacco Products
• Keywords:
  Lung-cancer Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-analysis Statistical-analysis Tobacco-smoke
• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Illinois ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  97
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035394
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2007 Mar; 97(3):545-551
• Contact Point Address:
  Leslie Stayner, PhD, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health (M/C 923), 1603 West Taylor St, Room 971, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  lstayner@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187266/cdc_187266_DS1.pdf
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