Cancer incidence among Massachusetts firefighters, 1982-1986

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• Personal Author:
  Davis LK ; Kriebel D ; Martin TR ; Sama SR
• Description:
  A surveillance evaluation was undertaken, using cancer incidence data collected by the Massachusetts Cancer Registry, to examine cancer patterns among firefighters in Massachusetts from 1982 through 1986. Case/control analyses, using occupational information obtained by the Registry, were conducted to examine potential associations between firefighting and the occurrence of nine different cancers demonstrated to be elevated in previous evaluations. There were 321 male cancer cases diagnosed for firefighters in Massachusetts during the evaluation period and reported to the Registry. The use of incidence data versus mortality data had several advantages, one being that the cancer registry provided better diagnostic information than death certificates. Incidence data were also valuable to evaluate nonfatal cancers. One disadvantage was the underreporting of occupational information. The current results supported earlier works in identifying an excess of melanoma, bladder cancer, and lymphoma among firefighters. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Hydrocarbons Neoplasms Occupational Health Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Exposures Bladder Cancer Cancer Cancer-rates Combustion-products Fireman Leukemia Lymphoma Melanoma NIOSH-Cooperative-Agreement NIOSH-Publication Pancreatic Cancer Polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons Risk-analysis Risk-factors

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  47-54
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194960
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1990 Jul; 18(1):47-54
• Contact Point Address:
  Terry R. Martin, Bureau of Health Statistics, Research and Evaluation, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 150 Tremont Street, 5th floor, Boston, MA 02111
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  19891227
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d0789a3f36655470ad31c144538ebf39af0f1dae37d83fed2edd9993255a060e57450e6fb98fca6d3cafed4ce04ea8195733b75e494a6f637dd17aae0510e05e
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204275/cdc_204275_DS1.pdf
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