Variation in the risk for liver and gallbladder cancers in socioeconomic and occupational groups in Sweden with etiological implications
(2005) In International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health 78(8). p.641-649- Abstract
Objectives: To examine the associations between socioeconomic/occupational factors and liver cancer at various anatomic sites (including primary liver, gallbladder and other cancers). Methods: We carried out a follow-up study on the economically active Swedish population, based on the Swedish Family-Cancer Database. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated in different social classes and occupations. Results: For primary liver cancer, farmers were at a decreased risk; increased risks were observed for male sales agents, journalists, seamen, waiters, cooks and female beverage manufacture workers. Similar patterns were observed for gallbladder cancer; workers employed as journalists, sales... (More)
Objectives: To examine the associations between socioeconomic/occupational factors and liver cancer at various anatomic sites (including primary liver, gallbladder and other cancers). Methods: We carried out a follow-up study on the economically active Swedish population, based on the Swedish Family-Cancer Database. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated in different social classes and occupations. Results: For primary liver cancer, farmers were at a decreased risk; increased risks were observed for male sales agents, journalists, seamen, waiters, cooks and female beverage manufacture workers. Similar patterns were observed for gallbladder cancer; workers employed as journalists, sales agents, cooks and stewards, and public safety workers showed increased risk. Only male transport workers showed increased risk of cancers in other parts. Conclusions: Occupations with high consumption of alcohol and/or high prevalence of smoking associated with a risk of liver and gallbladder cancers. The present study suggests that the effects of socioeconomic factors on liver cancer of different subsites are similar; alcohol drinking is a risk factor of gallbladder cancer because of the covariation of primary liver and gallbladder cancers in occupational groups.
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- Ji, Jianguang LU and Hemminki, Kari LU
- publishing date
- 2005-09-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- keywords
- Follow-up study, Liver cancer, Occupational exposures, Primary gall bladder cancer
- in
- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
- volume
- 78
- issue
- 8
- pages
- 9 pages
- publisher
- Springer
- external identifiers
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- scopus:27844481996
- pmid:16001211
- ISSN
- 0340-0131
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00420-005-0015-1
- language
- English
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- id
- 2168bff4-b556-4954-bbed-e0aae6b55d0e
- date added to LUP
- 2019-01-30 10:47:49
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- 2024-04-15 23:01:11
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