Cancer Mortality in Health and Science Technicians

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• Personal Author:
  Burnett C ; Robinson CF ; Walker, James T.
• Description:
  Background: Nearly one million U.S. women are employed as health or science technicians with various chemical and biological exposures, but few studies have looked at their health outcomes. Methods: Using 1984-1995 mortality data with coded occupation information, we calculated race- and age-adjusted proportionate cancer mortality ratios (PCMRs) and 95% confidence intervals for two age groups for black and white women with occupations of clinical laboratory (CLT), radiologic, and science technician. Results: For CLTs, the PCMRs for breast cancer were borderline significantly elevated. The CMRs for leukemia were significantly elevated, particularly for myeloid leukemia. Radiologic technicians had no significantly elevated PCMRs. Science technicians had significantly elevated PCMRs for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma in the younger age group. Discussion: The elevated risks for lymphatic and hematopoietic neoplasms in CLTs and science technicians may be associated with occupational exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Author Keywords: Female Occupations Biological-monitoring Breast-cancer Cancer Cancer-rates Health Technicians Leukemia Mortality Mortality-data Mortality-rates National Occupational Mortality Surveillance NOMS Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Proportionate Cancer Mortality Science Technicians Statistical-analysis Technical-personnel

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  155-158
• Volume:
  36
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027433
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1999 Jul; 36(1):155-158
• Contact Point Address:
  Carol A. Burnett, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Mail Stop R-18, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  CAB9@CDC.GOV
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0157c4b2f39ac42b8de5cf2417bdc4e4037f5f3692bf1417fe3d732ca1627826c311b55763d1fc8d0bd8afbf673fac5823becb5d8abf2524455e346cc9c1b6fe
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197575/cdc_197575_DS1.pdf
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