| Document ID (ISN) | 51286 |
| CIS number |
89-488 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1988 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
McLaughlin J.K., Malker H.S.R., Blot W.J., Ericsson J.L.E., Gemne G., Fraumeni J.F. |
| Title |
Malignant melanoma in the printing industry - Brief report |
| Bibliographic information |
1988, Vol.13, No.2, p.301-304. 6 ref. |
| Abstract |
To evaluate a recent report of malignant malanoma among printers, use was made of the Cancer-Environment Registry of Sweden, which links national cancer incidence and employment data. Employees in the newspaper printing industry had almost twice the incidence of melanoma than expected. Elevated risks were found not only among typographers and machine repairers, but also among journalists, editors, and business executives in the printing industry. Further studies are needed to clarify this relationship and to identify specific exposures that may be responsible. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
melanoma; Sweden; printing industry; frequency rates; morbidity; lubricating oils; ultraviolet radiation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neoplasms |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
Non-ionizing radiation
Skin diseases
|
