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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 105937 |
| CIS number |
06-1355 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2005 |
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| Author(s) |
Kaerlev L., Hansen J., Hansen H.L., Nielsen P.S. |
| Title |
Cancer incidence among Danish seafarers: A population based cohort study |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2005, Vol.62, No.11, p.761-765. 24 ref. |
| Abstract |
A cohort consisting of all Danish seafarers employed during 1986-1999 (33,340 men; 11,291 women) was linked with the nationwide Danish Cancer Registry and followed up for cancer until the end of 2002. Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) were estimated using the corresponding national rates. The SIR of all cancers was 1.26 for men and 1.07 for women. This was mainly due to an excess of cancer of the larynx, lung, tongue, mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, pancreas, kidney, urinary bladder, colon and bone, as well as skin melanomas among men, and an excess of cancer of the lung, rectum, and cervix uteri among women. The differences in lung cancer incidence between job categories among men ranged from 1.2 (engine room officers) to 2.3 (engine room crew), and 4.1 among maintenance crew. Non-officers had a 1.5 times higher lung cancer risk than officers. It is concluded that Danish seafarers, especially men, face an increased overall cancer risk. However, the data were not adjusted for smoking and alcohol consumption, which could represent significant confounding factors. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Denmark; sea transport; cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
alcoholism; smoking; lung cancer; frequency rates; cohort study; long-term study; sex-linked differences; confounding factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Denmark |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Alcohol and drug abuse
Water transportation
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