Pooled reanalysis of cancer mortality among five cohorts of workers in wood-related industries

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• Personal Author:
  Blair, Austin ; Boffetta P ; Colin D ; Demers PA ; Kogevinas M ; Matos E ; Miller BA ; Robinson CF ; Roscoe, Robert J. ; Vainio H ; Winter PD
• Description:
  The cancer risk associated with occupational exposure to wood dust was assessed by a reanalysis of pooled data from five studies. Data obtained from studies of British furniture workers, United States furniture worker union members, wood model workers, and two cohorts of plywood workers were reanalyzed using a classification scheme incorporating exposure information on wood dust. Altogether, there were 28,704 persons in the combined cohort; there were 7,665 deaths among these workers. Compared with the general population, the overall mortality of the combined cohort was significantly decreased. Significant excesses were seen in the cohort for sinonasal and nasopharyngeal cancers. The relative risks for both nasopharyngeal and sinonasal cancers were increased among subjects with the highest probability of wood dust exposure. In addition, an increase in the risk of multiple myeloma with the probability of exposure to wood dust was identified. The authors conclude that occupational exposure to wood dust appears to be associated with excess risks of nasopharyngeal cancer and multiple myeloma, in addition to sinonasal cancer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Epidemiology Interior Design And Furnishings Neoplasms Nose Nose Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Sense Organs Wood

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Wood Dust Cancer-rates Furniture-workers Multiple Myeloma Nasal-cancer Nasal Cancer Nasopharyngeal Cancer NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Occupational Diseases Wood-dusts Woodworking-industry

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• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• 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:
  179-190
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00228597
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 1995 Jun; 21(3):179-190
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Paul A Demers, Occupational Hygiene Programme, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, 3rd Floor Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 123
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e4a16378777e99741ff785060c1004d1a3f5e74cea7a4990788bdf584eff95016f4d34d5b82010c3dae5c7191d04b3ae6dc34531e67eff2cf39d2560027a2cc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205377/cdc_205377_DS1.pdf
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