| Document ID (ISN) | 108064 |
| CIS number |
08-599 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-2-89631-169-9 (fr); 978-2-89631-171-2 (En) |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et Recherches R-517 (fr)
Studies and research projects R-518 (En)
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| Author(s) |
McGregor D. |
| Title |
Risk of leukaemia in firemen |
| Original title |
Risque de leucémie chez les pompiers [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2007. i, 24p. Illus. 63 ref. Price: CAD 7.35. Downloadable version (PDF format) free of charge. |
| Internet access |
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-518.pdf [in English]
http://www.irsst.qc.ca/files/documents/PubIRSST/R-517.pdf [in French]
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| Abstract |
The objective of this literature survey was to evaluate the risk of developing certain types of cancer among firemen. It resulted in the publication of several reports. This report addresses the risk of leukaemia. It concludes that available epidemiological data do not generally support a conclusion in which the job of fire fighter constitutes an unequivocal risk of leukaemia. See also CIS 08-598 and 08-600/601. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fire fighting; leukaemia; risk factors; cancer; Quebec |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; Canada; report; frequency rates; mortality; epidemiology; hazard evaluation; IARC |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
Leukaemia
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