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
  • Black or African American
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Esophageal Neoplasms
  • Firefighters
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Leukemia
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/32709/cdc_32709_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 324.09 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d293224aacca6ee9ee5122257d2eb018675b015eb099538df168570672db073b