| Document ID (ISN) | 110275 |
| CIS number |
09-1250 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Jayaprakash V., Natarajan K.K., Moysich K.B., Rigual N.R., Ramnath N., Natarajan N., Reid M.E. |
| Title |
Wood dust exposure and the risk of upper aero-digestive and respiratory cancers in males |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2008, Vol.65, No.10, p.647-654. Illus. 25 ref. |
| Abstract |
The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between wood dust exposure and the risk of specific histological subtypes of upper aero-digestive tract and respiratory (UADR) cancers. A hospital-based examination was carried out to determine the effect of self-reported wood dust exposure on 1522 male UADR cancer cases and 1522 male controls, matched by age and smoking history. Regular wood dust exposure was found to be associated with a statistically significant increased risk of all UADR cancers (odds ratio OR 1.32), in particular of the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, and larynx, and of lung cancer alone (OR 1.69). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
wood dust; woodworking industry; risk factors; cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
subjective assessment; upper respiratory tract; digestive tract; nasal cancer; histopathology; lung cancer; exposure evaluation; case-control study; hospitals; laryngeal cancer |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Woodworking industry
Lumber and the woodworking industry
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