| Document ID (ISN) | 100171 |
| CIS number |
02-1231 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sathiakumar N., Delzell E., Rodu B., Beall C., Myers S. |
| Title |
Cancer incidence among employees at a petrochemical research facility |
| Bibliographic information |
Feb. 2001, Vol.43, No.2, p.166-174. 62 ref. |
| Abstract |
Evaluation of cancer incidence at a petrochemical research facility in the state of Illinois (US). The subjects were 5641 people who had worked in the establishment from 1970 through 1996. They had 18% fewer than expected total cancers. However, the incidence of brain cancer was higher than expected in the overall study group; this was restricted to white male scientists and technicians. The subjects also had an increased incidence of thyroid cancer. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
brain cancer; cancer; thyroid cancer; frequency rates; research establishments; petrochemical industry |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; epidemiologic study; Illinois |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Diseases of the nervous system
Petrochemical industry
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