Increased cancer incidence in physicians, dentists, and health care workers
Eriksson, Mikael LU
; Hardell, Lennart
; Malker, Hans
and Weiner, Jan
(1998)
In Oncology Reports
5(6).
p.1413-1418
- Abstract
Some earlier reports have indicated increased incidence or mortality of specific tumor types in various health care professions. In this study we have evaluated cancer incidence in physicians, dentists, and other health care workers using the Swedish Cancer Environment Register (CER), which was formed by record-linkage between the 1970 census on current occupation and Cancer Register incidence data in 1971-84. In all three profession categories studied an increased risk was found, as well for all malignant tumors combined, as for specific tumor types regarding the different occupations. Possible etiological factors responsible for these risks are discussed.
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- author
- Eriksson, Mikael
LU
; Hardell, Lennart
; Malker, Hans
and Weiner, Jan
- organization
- publishing date
- 1998-10-27
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Cancer incidence, Cancer registry, Dentists, Health care workers, Physicians
- in
- Oncology Reports
- volume
- 5
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 1413 - 1418
- publisher
- Spandidos Publications
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:0031710752
- pmid:9769379
- ISSN
- 1021-335X
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- dafc4a6a-4929-419b-b543-6f62fd0c4f59
- alternative location
- https://www.spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/or.5.6.1413
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- 2020-02-19 16:19:05
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title = {{Increased cancer incidence in physicians, dentists, and health care workers}},
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