Occupation and upper aerodigestive tract cancers : A follow-up study in Sweden
Ji, Jianguang LU
and Hemminki, Kari
LU
(2005)
In Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
47(8).
p.785-795
- Abstract
Objectives: We sought to examine the associations between occupation and upper aerodigestive tract cancers at various anatomic sites. Methods: The Swedish Family-Cancer Database was used to calculate standardized incidence ratios for different occupational groups, adjusted for age, period, and socioeconomic status. Results: Male dentists showed an increased risk for tongue cancer; hairdressers had an increased risk for tongue and larynx cancers among men and pharynx cancer among women; launderers and dry cleaners showed an increased risk for pharynx cancer among men and lip cancer among women; outdoor occupations such as fishermen, seamen, transport, and construction workers showed increased risks for lip cancer. Conclusions: Although... (More)
Objectives: We sought to examine the associations between occupation and upper aerodigestive tract cancers at various anatomic sites. Methods: The Swedish Family-Cancer Database was used to calculate standardized incidence ratios for different occupational groups, adjusted for age, period, and socioeconomic status. Results: Male dentists showed an increased risk for tongue cancer; hairdressers had an increased risk for tongue and larynx cancers among men and pharynx cancer among women; launderers and dry cleaners showed an increased risk for pharynx cancer among men and lip cancer among women; outdoor occupations such as fishermen, seamen, transport, and construction workers showed increased risks for lip cancer. Conclusions: Although smoking and alcohol drinking can explain some of these results, increased risks found for dentists, hairdressers, and launderers and dry cleaners may partly be explained by their work-related exposures; increased risks of lip cancer in outdoor occupations can be explained by sunlight exposure.
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- Ji, Jianguang
LU
and Hemminki, Kari
LU
- publishing date
- 2005-01-01
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
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- in
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- volume
- 47
- issue
- 8
- pages
- 11 pages
- publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- pmid:16093928
- scopus:23644462104
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
- DOI
- 10.1097/01.jom.0000165798.28569.b5
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- English
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