Document ID (ISN) | 111814 |
CIS number |
11-0486 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2009 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Karunanayake C.P., Singh G.V., Spinelli J.J., McLaughlin J.R., Dosman J.A., McDuffie H.H., Pahwa P. |
Title |
Occupational exposures and Hodgkin lymphoma: Canadian case-control study |
Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2009, Vol.51, No.12, p.1447-1454. 57 ref. |
Abstract |
The objective was to study the association between Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and occupational exposures related to long-held occupation among male workers in Canada. A population-based case-control study of HL was conducted among male workers stratified by province of residence and age group. Conditional logistic regression was used to fit statistical models. Several factors independently increased the risk of HL. Ever exposure to ionizing radiation from uranium showed a significant association with HL. Men who had smoked cigarettes for 25 years or more were the most likely to develop HL. Exposure to ultraviolet light and diagnosis with measles were negatively associated with HL, whereas diagnosis with shingles increased the risk of HL. Other findings are discussed. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupation disease relation; lymphoma; male workers; long-term exposure |
Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; ionizing radiation; uranium and compounds; smoking |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances Radiation Occupational pathology
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Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology Chemical safety Physical hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Cancer and carcinogens Ionizing radiation Smoking
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