Cancer mortality among magazine printing workers.
Occup Environ Med
; 54(4): 264-7, 1997 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-9166132
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
After an inquiry from the employees of an offset printing plant, a historical cohort study was conducted to investigate cancer mortality among these workers.METHODS:
The cohort comprised 262 men, who contributed 2771 person-years of observation. 16 deaths were identified during the follow up period (1980-91). Expected numbers of deaths were derived from age specific regional rates. Standardised mortality ratios (SMR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated.RESULTS:
An increased cancer mortality was found after 10 years of employment (SMR 213, 95% CI 98 to 405, based on nine deaths), mainly due to a high mortality from lung cancer (SMR 381, 95% CI 104 to 975, four deaths), and from oesophageal cancer (SMR 1049, 95% CI 216 to 3065, three deaths). For workers with at least 20 years since the start of employment, the SMR was 262 (95% CI 105 to 540) for all cancer sites, 447 (95% CI 92 to 1306) for lung cancer, and 1094 (95% CI 132 to 3952) for oesophageal cancer. The increased cancer mortality was concentrated among pressmen.CONCLUSION:
Although based on small numbers, the findings suggest an increased risk of cancer among these workers, which should be further investigated.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Impresión
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Neoplasias
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Enfermedades Profesionales
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Occup Environ Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA OCUPACIONAL
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia