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Document ID (ISN)110975
CIS number 10-0508
ISSN - Serial title 0340-0131 - International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Year 2010
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Guseva Canu I., Cardis E., Metz-Flamant C., Caër-Lorho S., Auriol B., Wild P., Laurier D., Tirmarche M.
Title French cohort of uranium processing workers: mortality pattern after 30-year follow-up
Bibliographic information Mar. 2010, Vol.83, No.3, p.301-308. Illus. 46 ref.
Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate mortality among nuclear workers with potential internal exposure to uranium. The cohort included 2,709 workers employed at a French uranium processing plant for at least six months. The plant processed uranium enrichment during the period 1960-1996 and chemical conversion since 1980. Mortality was compared to the national and regional rates available for the period 1968-2005. As expected, an important healthy worker effect was observed. Among cancer sites a priori related to uranium exposure, only mortality for lymphatic cancer was increased among potentially exposed workers. An important increase in mortality from pleural cancer was observed; however none of the deceased workers were exposed to radiation, while all handled asbestos.
Descriptors (primary) France; uranium; radioactive substances; nuclear fuel processing; mortality; risk factors
Descriptors (secondary) cancer; long-term study; healthy worker effect; cohort study
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Radiation
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) Ionizing radiation
Cancer and carcinogens