| Document ID (ISN) | 108896 |
| CIS number |
08-1306 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Wernli K.J., Ray R.M., Gao D.L., Fitzgibbons E.D., Camp J.E., Astrakianakis G., Seixas N., Li W., De Roos A.J., Feng Z., Thomas D.B., Checkoway H. |
| Title |
Occupational risk factors for endometrial cancer among textile workers in Shanghai, China |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 2008, Vol.51, No.9, p.673-679. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
A nested case-control study was conducted to investigate possible associations between occupational exposures and endometrial cancer within a large cohort of textile workers in Shanghai, China. The study included 176 incident endometrial cancer cases diagnosed from 1989 to 1998 and a randomly-selected age-stratified sub-cohort of 3061 controls. Study subjects' complete work histories were linked to a job-exposure matrix. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using Cox models. An increased risk of endometrial cancer was detected among women who had worked for ≥10 years in silk production (HR 3.8) or who had exposure to silk dust (HR 1.7). Albeit with few exposed women (two cases and eight controls), there was a 7.4-fold increased risk associated with ≥10 years of silica dust exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
China; uterine cancer; textile industry; women; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
airborne dust; silica; respirable dust; length of service; statistical evaluation; cohort study; job-exposure relation; silk industry; case-control study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | China; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Textile and clothing industries
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the reproductive system
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