Cancer morbidity of foundry workers in Korea

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• Personal Author:
  Ahn Y-S ; Park RM ; Won J-U
• Description:
  Foundry workers are potentially exposed to a number of carcinogens. This study was conducted to describe the cancer incidence associated with employment in small-sized Korean iron foundries and to compare those findings to the Korean population. Cancer morbidity in 208 Korean foundries was analyzed using the Standardized Incidence Ratio (SIR) and Standardized Rate Ratio (SRR). Overall cancer morbidity in foundry workers (SIR=1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.01-1.21) was significantly higher than that of Korean general population. Lung cancer (SIR=1.45, 95%CI=1.11-1.87) and lymphohematopoietic cancer (SIR=1.58, 95%CI=1.00-2.37) in production workers were significantly high compared to Korean general population. Stomach cancer in fettling (SRR=2.10, 95%CI=1.10-4.01) and lung cancer in molding (SRR=3.06, 95%CI=1.22-7.64) and in fettling (SRR=2.63, 95%CI=1.01-6.84) were there significant elevations compared to office workers. In this study, statistically significant excess lung cancer was observed in production workers comparing to Korean general population and office workers. Also, cancer morbidity of overall cancer, lung cancer and stomach cancer was significantly increased with duration of employment at ten and more years comparing to Korean general population. These findings suggest in causal association between exposure to carcinogens during foundry work and cancer morbidity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Carcinogens Digestive System Digestive System Diseases Ferrous Compounds Hematopoietic System Lung Lung Diseases Metal Workers Morbidity Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Foundry Blood-plasma Cancer Cancer-rates Disease-incidence Foundries Foundry-workers Gastrointestinal-system Hematopoietic-system Iron-compounds Iron-workers Lung-cancer Lung Neoplasms Lymphatic-system Lymphohematopoietic Cancer Morbidity-rates Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Stomach-cancer Stomach Neoplasms

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• ISSN:
  1011-8934
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; 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:
  25
• Issue:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20038267
• Citation:
  J Korean Med Sci 2010 Dec; 25(12):1733-1741
• Contact Point Address:
  Yeon-Soon Ahn, Dongguk University, Ilsan Hospital, Department of Occupational Medicine, 29 Donggung No, Goyang 410773, South Korea
• Email:
  ysahn@dongguk.ac.kr
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Korean Medical Science
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:69a8428e25ffa7e99091608ce3f3edb754e160a5b8486c3f85f4db5ca64abfe4969360084f51548bba6bc84c72e38a64b3319c016be74a19e451ae29f6b73872
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/192031/cdc_192031_DS1.pdf
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