Post-9/11 cancer incidence in World Trade Center-exposed New York City firefighters as compared to a pooled cohort of firefighters from San Francisco, Chicago and Philadelphia (9/11/2001-2009)

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• Personal Author:
  Daniels, Robert D. ; Hall CB ; Jaber N ; Kelly K ; Liu X ; Moir W ; Prezant DJ ; Schwartz T ; Vossbrinck M ; Webber MP ; Yiin JH ; Zeig-Owens R
• Description:
  Background: We previously reported a modest excess of cancer in World Trade Center (WTC)-exposed firefighters versus the general population. This study aimed to separate the potential carcinogenic effects of firefighting and WTC exposure by comparing to a cohort of non-WTC-exposed firefighters. Methods: Relative rates (RRs) for all cancers combined and individual cancer subtypes from 9/11/2001 to 12/31/2009 were modeled using Poisson regression comparing 11,457 WTC-exposed firefighters to 8,220 urban non-WTC-exposed firefighters. Results: Compared with non-WTC-exposed firefighters, there was no difference in the RR of all cancers combined for WTC-exposed firefighters (RR=0.96, 95%CI: 0.83-1.12). Thyroid cancer was significantly elevated (RR=3.82, 95%CI: 1.07-20.81) from 2001 to 2009; this was attenuated (RR=3.43, 95%CI: 0.94-18.94) and non-significant when controlling for possible surveillance bias. Prostate cancer was elevated during the latter half (2005-2009; RR=1.38, 95%CI: 1.01-1.88). Conclusions: Further follow-up is needed to assess the relationship between WTC exposure and cancers with longer latency periods. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Epidemiology Firefighters Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: World Trade Center Cancer Environmental Disaster Fire Fighters Firefighters Models Statistical Analysis World Trade Center WTC
• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Contract
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; EID - Education and Information Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048583
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2016 Sep; 59(9):722-730
• Contact Point Address:
  Rachel Zeig-Owens, DrPH, MPH, Bureau of Health Services, Fire Department of the City of New York, 9 Metrotech Center, 5E-63-K, Brooklyn, NY 11201
• Email:
  rachel.zeig-owens@fdny.nyc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20150910
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20170630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e0181406771321599cfdc23fb4924bb8eb0fa1bdfa93c9392e1c74777e9a8a31fc8ac55454a5274f018a128641fbab80c86d5de508ecfda828d5e6c86872f5c5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203305/cdc_203305_DS1.pdf
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