Lung Cancer and Occupational Risk Factors in Greece

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• Personal Author:
  Chatzis C ; Christiani, David C. ; Danaka G ; Kales SN ; Linos A
• Description:
  This study estimated the proportion of lung cancer in Greece that was attributable to occupational exposure. Two hundred eighty-two patients with lung cancer and 494 controls were interviewed about their socioeconomic characteristics, sex, age, and occupational, smoking, and residential histories. Each subject was classified as exposed or unexposed to known occupational lung carcinogens. Because of the small number of females exposed, only males were included in the multivariate analyses. When the occupationally exposed subjects were compared with the unexposed subjects and an adjustment for smoking was made, the relative risk for lung cancer was 2.9 (95% confidence interval, 1.95-4.31). If 5% to 10% of the Greek population were occupationally exposed, the attributable risk would be 9.9% to 16.6%, respectively. Occupational exposures conferred an additional risk that was approximately threefold that of smoking alone. Risks increased in a dose-response fashion with increasing cigarette consumption. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Environmental Exposure Hazardous Substances Lung Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Petroleum Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Transportation

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• Keywords:
  Accident Analysis Environmental Exposure Hazardous Materials Occupational Exposure Petroleum Products Pulmonary System Disorders Risk Factors Transportation Industry
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  29-35
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029981
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 1999 Jan; 41(1):29-35
• Contact Point Address:
  Christos Chatzis, MD, MIH, PhD, Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens Medical School, M. Asias 75 (Goudi) 11-527, Athens, Greece
• CAS Registry Number:
  Ethylene oxide (CAS RN 75-21-8)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Performing Organization:
  Occupational Medicine, Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19960601
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  19990531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1023f3b00fdf8fdf7f1069c87a287bad731ad1412a0a3bb6a2951e9eb5562fdbe1a2fab96d64e4306817a3b6bdeff4f68b1663ca62b2d9564fbcdf0837090876
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190844/cdc_190844_DS1.pdf
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