Risk of Cancer Among Firefighters in California, 1988–2007

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Tsai, Rebecca J. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E. ; Schumacher, Pam ; Cress, Rosemary D. ; Deapen, Dennis M. ; Calvert, Geoffrey M.
• Description:
  Background
  
  Most studies of firefighter cancer risks were conducted prior to 1990 and do not reflect risk from advances in building materials.
  
  Methods
  
  A case–control study using California Cancer Registry data (1988–2007) was conducted to evaluate the risk of cancer among firefighters, stratified by race.
  
  Results
  
  This study identified 3,996 male firefighters with cancer. Firefighters were found to have a significantly elevated risk for melanoma (odds ratio [OR]=1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4–2.1), multiple myeloma (OR 1.4; 95%CI 1.0–1.8), acute myeloid leukemia (OR 1.4; 95%CI 1.0–2.0), and cancers of the esophagus (OR 1.6;95%CI 1.2–2.1), prostate (OR 1.5; 95%CI 1.3–1.7), brain (OR 1.5; 95%CI 1.2–2.0), and kidney (OR 1.3; 95%CI 1.0–1.6).
  
  Conclusions
  
  In addition to observing cancer findings consistent with previous research, this study generated novel findings for firefighters with race/ethnicity other than white. It provides additional evidence to support the association between firefighting and several specific cancers.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Black Or African American Case-Control Studies Esophageal Neoplasms Firefighters Hispanic Or Latino Humans Leukemia Lung Neoplasms Male Middle Aged Neoplasms Occupational Diseases Odds Ratio Registries Risk Factors

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• Keywords:
  Cancer Firefighters Occupation Registry Risk
• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 58(7):715-729
• Pubmed ID:
  25943908
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4527530
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U58DP003862-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201000140C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; 1U58DP000807-3/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; U58 DP000807/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201000035I/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; U58 DP003862/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201000035C/PC/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/ ; HHSN261201000034C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Volume:
  58
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d293224aacca6ee9ee5122257d2eb018675b015eb099538df168570672db073b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32709/cdc_32709_DS1.pdf
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