Head and Neck Cancer in World Trade Center Responders: A Case Series

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• Personal Author:
  Black K ; Chuang CT ; Graber JM ; Udasin IG ; Ward CL
• Description:
  Objective: To report on cases of head and neck cancer (HNC) among World Trade Center (WTC) responders participating in the WTC Health Program and seen at Rutgers WTC Center of Clinical Excellence. Methods: Medical records were abstracted by two clinical reviewers and discrepancies resolved. Cases were defined as WTC responders diagnosed with HNC between 9/12/2005 and 12/31/2016. Results: Sixteen HNC patients met the case definition, most (13) arrived at the WTC location on 9/11 or within the following 2 days and half worked in law enforcement during the 9/1 response. Conclusions: An association between HNC and WTC exposure is biologically plausible and should be further investigated. Research to enumerate the risk factor profile for these cancers may contribute to understanding mechanisms by which WTC exposure can contribute to carcinogenesis and to prevention and early detection strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Carcinogens Emergency Responders Epidemiology Law Enforcement Neoplasms Occupational Health Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: World Trade Center Biological Effects Cancer Rates Case Series Emergency Responders First Responders Head And Neck Cancer Law Enforcement Workers World Trade Center WTC
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052305
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Sep; 60(9):e439-e444
• Contact Point Address:
  Judith Graber, PhD, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Rm. 320, Piscataway, NJ 08854
• Email:
  graber@eohsi.rutgers.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040715
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20111230
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:275984478ad7aaec7855feee5d5f39e323cae9c202b057e16d8d011ff13879b3b714a90b979cd693b7ad24c7f38e3069cdca3447473eb7a54258a5aff484d34b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211850/cdc_211850_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 117.63 KB ]