Does exposure to coal dust prevent or cause lung cancer

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• Personal Author:
  Graber JM ; Stayner, Leslie T.
• Description:
  Research published in this journal and elsewhere has demonstrated an increased risk of pneumoconiosis and more recently chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among coal miners. Despite this extensive research base, many puzzles remain such as the deficit of lung cancer reported in many studies of coal miners. These findings are surprising since in addition to coal dust, miners are exposed to other substances that are widely recognised as causing respiratory cancer in humans, most notably silica, but also diesel exhaust and radon gas.We have chosen for this editorial two landmark papers from the journal archives that addressed this as yet unresolved issue. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Dust Irritants Lung Mining Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Vehicle Emissions

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• Keywords:
  Cancer Coal-dust Coal-miners Coal-mining Diesel-emissions Diesel-exhausts Dusts Pneumoconiosis Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiration Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders

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• ISSN:
  1351-0711
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  167-168
• Volume:
  68
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045805
• Citation:
  Occup Environ Med 2011 Mar; 68(3):167-168
• Contact Point Address:
  Leslie T Stayner, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago M/C 923, 1603 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612-4392
• Email:
  istayner@uic.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Nitrogen dioxide (CAS RN 10102-44-0) ; Ozone (CAS RN 10028-15-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Illinois at Chicago
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201091/cdc_201091_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 68.10 KB ]