Key Findings from Research: Respiratory Cancer and Disease Deaths Higher Among Construction Workers

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• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  CPWR researchers analyzed data from the RAND Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the HRS cross-year National Death Index (NDI) - Cause of Death file, to explore the risk of respiratory cancer and non-malignant respiratory disease (NMRD)-related mortalities among older construction workers. This study adds to the growing evidence that construction exposures may increase the risk of respiratory cancer and NMRD and smoking exaggerates this risk. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Construction Industry Demography Environmental Exposure Morbidity Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Smokers Tobacco Products

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• Keywords:
  Age Groups Aging Workforce Cancer Cancer Rates Cigarette Smoking Construction Construction Industry Construction Workers Demographic Characteristics Exposure Levels Morbidity Rates Mortality Rates Mortality Studies Respiratory Diseases Respiratory Neoplasms Risk Analysis Risk Factors Smoking Workers

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Key Findings from Research
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1 pdf page
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20048677
• Citation:
  Key findings from research. Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2016 Aug; :1
• Contact Point Address:
  Xiuwen Sue Dong, MPH, CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
• Email:
  sdong@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Key findings from research
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ff6e45f45cd453b60b06480d91d1a9a1d59cc9f2d98bf312ff9dea800b1ec18f88e1f5cf1d9f8c6a50b35a35f888ee32dbedc653a4f67ba9862682fced6a4cb2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212986/cdc_212986_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 43.53 KB ]