| Document ID (ISN) | 104444 |
| CIS number |
05-552 |
| ISBN(s) |
2-551-22688-0 |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches R-398
|
| Author(s) |
McGregor D.B. |
| Title |
Risk of kidney tumours in firemen |
| Original title |
Risque de tumeurs du rein chez les pompiers [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2005. 24p. 78 ref. Price: CAD 5.35. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-398.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
This project consists of a critical analysis of literature on the relationship between the development of kidney tumours and fire-fighting. Based on limited evidence, results indicate that kidney tumours may be linked to occupational exposures to contaminants among firefighters having more than 20 years of employment. Genetic characteristics and lifestyles may also be involved. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fire fighting; renal cancer; occupation disease relation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
non-occupational factors; literature survey; individual susceptibility; length of service; smoke; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system
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