| Document ID (ISN) | 101255 |
| CIS number |
03-232 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Bergdahl I.A., Järvholm B. |
| Title |
Cancer morbidity in Swedish asphalt workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 2003, Vol.43, No.1, p.104-108. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
Some studies have indicated an increased risk of lung cancer among asphalt workers. This study investigates the risk of lung cancer in Swedish asphalt workers. A cohort of 6,150 Swedish asphalt workers, mainly employed in road construction, was compared to the general population, and to a reference group of construction workers not exposed to asphalt fumes. The exposure to polyaromatic hydrocarbons at paving in Sweden during the 1980s and 1990s were estimated to be in the order of one or a few micrograms per cubic meter, but was probably higher in earlier years. 32 lung cancer cases were observed among asphalt workers, with a relative risk (RR) of 0.98. The corresponding RR as compared to the construction workers' group and adjusted for smoking habits, was 1.03. No increased risk was found for other cancers or death from other lung diseases. It is concluded that asphalt workers do not have any increased lung cancer risk from exposure to asphalt fumes. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
morbidity; bitumen; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
road work; Sweden; aromatic hydrocarbons; cohort study; cancer; polycyclic hydrocarbons; hazard evaluation; smoking |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Construction industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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