Occupational Characteristics of White Cancer Victims in Massachusetts 1971–1973

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• Personal Author:
  Dubrow R ; Wegman, David H.
• Description:
  A survey of cancer mortality according to occupation among white males in Massachusetts was conducted. Death certificates for 1971 to 1973 were reviewed. Sixty two malignancy categories and cirrhosis of the liver were investigated for 397 occupational categories using an age adjusted mortality odds ratio approach. A strong correlation of excess mortality due to cancer of the trachea, bronchus, and lung with occupations such as asbestos workers, shipyard workers, steelworkers, truck drivers, painters, machinists, automobile mechanics, plumbers, fishermen, heated metal workers, sheet metal workers, brick masons, stonemasons, and tile setters was found. Significant excesses of cancers of the buccal cavity and pharynx were found in subjects involved in printing trades. Significant excesses of prostate cancer were correlated with typesetters, painters, construction and maintenance workers, and welders. A significant excess of all neoplasms occurred among chemical workers, heated metal workers, and chemists. An excess of cirrhosis of the liver occurred among laundry and dry cleaning workers. The authors conclude that the most significant finding is the association of lung cancer with a large number of occupations for which there are reasonable hypotheses as to possible occupational carcinogens. Adjusting for smoking does not explain the large excesses of lung cancer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Digestive System Digestive System Diseases Epidemiology Liver Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Solvents

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• Keywords:
  Cancer-rates Industrial-medicine Liver-damage Mortality-surveys NIOSH-Author Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupations Organic-solvents
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB84109
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; 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:
  1-185
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00141840
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB85-218683
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 84-109, 1984 Sep; :1-185
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1984
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:67bd17646e057c7ee30a092e04312afc8236afda5f70c39265368d15befb10c0f62cd985c8ba35048d08463365866fc3666e4f7a6c99125020e948a6699086a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209460/cdc_209460_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 12.62 MB ]