| Document ID (ISN) | 74017 |
| CIS number |
99-1973 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vaughan T.L., Stewart P.A., Davis S., Thomas D.B. |
| Title |
Work in dry cleaning and the incidence of cancer of the oral cavity, larynx and oesophagus |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1997, Vol.54, No.9, p.692-695. 20 ref. |
| Abstract |
In two population-based control studies, slight increases in risk were found for oesophageal, laryngeal and tongue cancer among dry cleaning workers potentially exposed to tetrachloroethylene. While these findings could be explained by chance, they are consistent with previous reports. It is suggested that previous studies of dry cleaners that did not control for alcohol and cigarette use may have underestimated the relative risks of such cancers. Topics: alcoholism; cancer; tetrachloroethylene; case-control study; dry cleaning; laryngeal cancer; oesophageal carcinoma; oral cancer; smoking; tongue diseases. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
tetrachloroethylene; cancer; dry cleaning |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
oesophageal carcinoma; alcoholism; smoking; case-control study; tongue diseases; oral cancer; laryngeal cancer |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Laundries and dry cleaning
Alcohol and drug abuse
Halogenated hydrocarbons
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