Cancer mortality among textile workers in Shanghai, China: a preliminary study

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• Personal Author:
  Christiani, David C. ; Dai H ; Eisen EA ; Fang SC ; Hang J ; Wang X ; Zhang H
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: We assessed the association between cotton textile work and cancer mortality. METHODS: The cancer mortality experience of 912 (444 cotton, 468 silk) textile workers in Shanghai, China, was compared. Workers were followed from 1981 to 2003. The associations between cotton textile work and death due to all cancers combined (with and without lung cancer) and to gastrointestinal cancers were estimated with Cox models, adjusting for age, work years, and pack-years. RESULTS: There were 69 deaths. The adjusted hazard rate ratio (HR) was 2.10 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.98-4.47) for all cancers combined and 2.56 (95% CI, 1.14-5.74) after excluding lung cancer. For gastrointestinal cancers, the adjusted HR was 2.09 (95% CI, 0.83-5.27). CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary data suggest that, with the exception of lung cancer, cotton workers have significantly higher cancer mortality rates than silk workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Epidemiology Gossypium Lung Lung Diseases Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Textile Industry

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• Keywords:
  Cotton-dust Cotton-industry Cotton-mill-workers Lung-cancer Lung-function Textile-workers Textiles-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
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042067
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2006 Sep; 48(9):955-958
• Contact Point Address:
  David C. Christiani, MD, MPH, MS, Harvard School of Public Health, Occupational Health Program, 665 Huntington Avenue, Building I, Room 1407, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  dchris@hohp.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19870701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20220831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b44d3b758c941f10158db70f873160c690f7d6b35e24750ecce8dc84b3f3c3e555e7a5cbfc0a02fba644c150fc530a7f8a81a676e479495a2aaa81214799ae55
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194415/cdc_194415_DS1.pdf
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