| Document ID (ISN) | 42476 |
| CIS number |
84-1422 |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Thériault G., Tremblay C., Gingras S. |
| Title |
Bladder cancer in aluminum smelter workers |
| Bibliographic information |
School of Occupational Health, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada, 1983. 76p. |
| Abstract |
Epidemiologic study of the hospital records of 85 cases of bladder cancer and 255 controls matched for work location, date of birth, date of hire and number of years worked in an aluminium smelter. The period covered was 1970 to 1979. Söderberg process potroom workers were found to be the most at risk (2.39 standardised overall mortality ratio). Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (released from electrodes) seems to be the factor responsible. Cigarette smoking contributed significantly to the appearance of bladder cancer in the population studied. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aluminium industry; Canada; bladder tumour; mortality; aromatic hydrocarbons |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
report; epidemiologic study; smoking |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Smelting and refining operations
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
Aromatic hydrocarbons
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