| Document ID (ISN) | 110239 |
| CIS number |
09-1235 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sim M.R., Del Monaco A., Hoving J.L., MacFarlane E., McKenzie D., Benke G., de Klerk N., Fritschi L. |
| Title |
Mortality and cancer incidence in workers in two Australian prebake aluminium smelters |
| Bibliographic information |
July 2009, Vol.66, No.7, p.464-470. 29 ref. |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to investigate cancer incidence and all-cause mortality among workers of two Australian prebake aluminium smelters. It involved a cohort of 4396 men who had worked in a prebake smelter for at least three months, matched against national cancer databases to obtain cause of death and type of cancer. Standardized mortality and incidence ratios were calculated for the whole cohort and for specific subgroups of workers. Findings are discussed. Although there were no overall excesses of mortality or cancer, incident mesothelioma and kidney cancer risks were however elevated. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aluminium industry; Australia; smelting plants; cancer; risk factors; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
mesothelioma; frequency rates; cohort study; renal cancer |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Australia; Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Smelting and refining operations
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