| Document ID (ISN) | 62564 |
| CIS number |
94-1227 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0300-5771 - International Journal of Epidemiology |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Notani P.N., Shah P., Jayant K., Balakrishnan V. |
| Title |
Occupation and cancers of the lung and bladder - A case-control study in Bombay |
| Bibliographic information |
Apr. 1993, Vol.22, No.2, p.185-191. 14 ref. |
| Abstract |
Associations between occupation and cancers of the lung (n=246) and bladder (n=153) were examined in a case-control study of males. Controls (n=212) comprised cases of oral and pharyngeal cancers and non-neoplastic oral diseases. For lung cases, significantly elevated risks (adjusted for smoking) were found for textile workers (odds ratio [OR]=1.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] : 1.3-3.6) and cooks (OR=4.48, 95% CI : 1.2-16.9). High risks were also observed among ship and dockyard workers (OR=2.87, 95% CI : 0.8-10.1) and wood workers (OR=2.88, 95% CI : 0.9-9.6). For bladder cancers, significantly elevated risks were observed only for chemical/pharmaceutical plant workers (OR=4.48, 95% CI : 1.2-16.5). Two other sets of risk estimates were obtained: one by comparison with a second unexposed group made up of occupations with little exposure to cancer causing agents, and the other by fitting logistic regression models to the data. All methods yielded similar risk estimates. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
India; occupation disease relation; risk factors; lung cancer; cancer; bladder tumour |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
smoking; case-control study; epidemiologic study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | India |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
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