Occupational Bladder Cancer Mortality Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities in 21 States

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• Personal Author:
  Loomis D ; Schulz MR ; Loomis D ; Schulz MR
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Occupational bladder cancer mortality among minority racial/ethnic groups is not well described compared to occupational bladder cancer mortality among non-minority males in the United States. METHODS: Race/ethnicity- and sex-specific bladder cancer mortality (1985-1992) of workers employed in 21 states was examined using a proportionate mortality study design. Mortality of specific racial/ethnic/occupational groups was compared separately with workers in the specific occupation and with members of the specific racial/ethnic group. RESULTS: This study identified elevated bladder cancer mortality among African American males and females and Latino males in several occupational groups with exposure to suspected bladder carcinogens as well as among Asian males in sales (PMR = 2. 13) and Asian females in the personal services industry (PMR = 5.25; CI: 1.64-16.75). CONCLUSIONS: Surveillance of occupational cancer risks among racial/ethnic minorities using regularly available death certificate data is facilitated when states code both usual occupation/industry and race/ethnicity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Cancer Cancer-rates Mortality-data Mortality-rates Racial-factors Sex-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance-programs
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  90-98
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029883
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2000 Jul; 38(1):90-98
• Contact Point Address:
  Dana Loomis, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, CB-7400, McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400
• Email:
  dana.loomis@unc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19950930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  19980929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:99ba5a327b697ec4d7c0b7dff5076574b4a67631e6f35961a894e5709a90301e3acf7eb107753dcfc8677afbbc79aee5c0de51906f230d704202d6ce0d21581d
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190777/cdc_190777_DS1.pdf
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