Minnesota Highway Maintenance Worker Study: cancer mortality

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• Personal Author:
  Bender AP ; Johnson RA ; Mandel JS ; Marbury MC ; Parker, David L. ; Scharber WK ; Williams AN
• Description:
  A retrospective study by the Minnesota Department of Health of the occurrence of leukemia and other cancers in highway maintenance workers (HMW) in Minnesota was presented. These workers have been exposed to possible carcinogens such as asphalt (8052424) and tars, diesel fuels and exhausts, gasoline, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, herbicides, benzene (71432), and lead (7439921). Subjects were classified as either urban or rural workers. Variables in the study were age at death, year of death, age and year subject started working, years worked, and time from start of work until death. Cancer was broken into twenty three categories. The cancer incidences for HMW were compared with statistics for the general population. Of the 4849 white male workers who had worked one or more years during the period of 1945 to 1984, there were 1530 deaths. Cancer rates in general were significantly reduced for HMW as compared to the general population. There was also a significant reduction in lung cancer which is inconsistent with HMW exposure. There were elevations in leukemia cases particularly among workers with 30 to 39 years of experience. Urologic cancer mortality was also significantly elevated. The authors do not correlate the cancer data to specific work exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Construction Industry Hazardous Substances Maintenance Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Leukemia Cancer-rates Highway Maintenance Leukemogenesis Maintenance-workers Mortality-rates Mortality Cohort Cancer NIOSH-Grant NIOSH-Publication Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Road-construction Toxic-materials

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00188492
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 1989; 15(5):545-556
• Contact Point Address:
  Minnesota Dept of Health 717 S E Delaware St Box 9441 Minneapolis, MN 55440
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asphalt (CAS RN 8052-42-4) ; Benzene (CAS RN 71-43-2) ; Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Performing Organization:
  Minnesota State Dept of Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19860929
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  19890928
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b02ce246030aa5d2020702a9aeda4b5769f8be06fa8ecd2af5ffa8f01da0197904af8e0f6e3176ce6973e2210bdc74d8e93e6e3ca52841ae451407a17dd8ece6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205118/cdc_205118_DS1.pdf
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