| Document ID (ISN) | 60071 |
| CIS number |
93-865 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Roscoe R.J., Steenland K., McCammon C.S., Schober S.E., Robinson C.F., Halperin W.E., Fingerhut M.A. |
| Title |
Colon and stomach cancer mortality among automotive wood model makers |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1992, Vol.34, No.8, p.759-768 (editorial: p.769-770). 38 + 4 ref. |
| Abstract |
To explore the excess risks for colon and other cancers among automotive wood model makers, a retrospective cohort mortality study was conducted, with follow-up from 1940 through 1984. White male wood model makers (n=2,294) employed at any time until 1980 by US automobile manufacturers were studied. Using US mortality rates for comparison, elevated standardised mortality ratios of 1.2 (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.8-1.9) for colon cancer and 1.6 (95% CI, 0.9-2.6) for stomach cancer were found. Nested case-control studies were also conducted for 20 colon and 17 stomach cancer cases and 543 age-matched controls. No trend was found of increased risk for colon or stomach cancer mortality with increased exposure to wood dust or to duration employed in wood model making. A two-page editorial on the same subject follows the article. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
wood dust; wood products; mortality; neoplasms; motor vehicle industry; carcinogenic effects; gastrointestinal cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
epidemiologic study; USA |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
Gastrointestinal diseases
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