Risks of Pathologists Exposed to Formaldehyde

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• Personal Author:
  Matanoski GM
• Description:
  A study was conducted to determine if pathologists with exposure to formaldehyde (50000) demonstrate an excess risk of cancer, particularly cancers of the nasopharyngeal and pharyngeal areas. A population of 6411 physicians with occupational formaldehyde exposure participated in the study. The occurrence of these types of cancers was 4.7 times higher in these persons than in a comparable sized group of psychiatrists, but even so it is difficult to determine the importance of this increased risk as being directly tied to formaldehyde exposure. Pathologists and other members of the study group were exposed to other chemicals and infectious agents as well as formaldehyde. There was an apparent excess of mortality from pancreatic cancer and brain cancers as well as leukemia. According to the author, it is difficult to see how a large dose of the agent could be absorbed and reach these areas of the body as formaldehyde is such an irritating substance. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Laboratories Neoplasms Nose Nose Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Sense Organs

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• Keywords:
  Cancer Cancer-rates Laboratory-workers Nasal-cancer Nasal-cavity NIOSH-Grant Occupational-exposure Risk-factors
• Series:
  Grant Final Reports
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Final Grant Report
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OEP - Office of Extramural Programs
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-32
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00197319
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-173682
• Citation:
  School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 1989 Aug; :1-32
• Contact Point Address:
  Epidemiology Johns Hopkins University 615 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21205
• CAS Registry Number:
  Formaldehyde (CAS RN 50-00-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Performing Organization:
  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19821201
• Source Full Name:
  School of Hygiene and Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
• End Date:
  19870831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14e7b85b6ece93d4c0d84ee74b6c6e17fded2b7113fbb72650f04fa0a043d5a701e07141a88f2d774eccff8b69b2f6118b390110a596d9c39cb304bfe6fd64c2
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/217788/cdc_217788_DS1.pdf
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