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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 68582 |
| CIS number |
97-507 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1996 |
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| Author(s) |
Xu Z., Morris Brown L., Pan G.W., Liu T.F., Gao G.S., Stone B.J., Cao R.M., Guan D.X., Sheng J.H., Yan Z.S., Dosemeci M., Fraumeni J.F., Blot W.J. |
| Title |
Cancer risks among iron and steel workers in Anshan, China, Part II: Case-control studies of lung and stomach cancer |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1996, Vol.30, No.1, p.7-15. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
Nested case-control interview studies of lung cancer, stomach cancer and controls were conducted to follow leads from a proportional mortality analysis of deaths among male workers in a large integrated iron-steel complex in Anshan, China (see CIS 97-506). After adjusting for non-occupational risk factors, the risk of lung cancer was significantly higher for those employed for 15 or more years in smelting and rolling, in the manufacturing of fire-resistant bricks, in general loading and as coke oven workers. The risk of stomach cancer was significantly higher for those employed for 15 or more years in ore sintering and transportation, in the manufacturing of fire-resistant bricks, in general loading, as boiler workers and cooks and as coke oven workers. For both lung and stomach cancers, significant dose-response gradients were observed for exposure to total dust and benzo(a)pyrene. Overall, long-term steel workers with exposure to workplace pollutants had a 40% increased risk of both lung and stomach cancers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
China; lung cancer; iron and steel industry; cancer; carcinogenic effects; gastrointestinal cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
aromatic hydrocarbons; silica; asbestos; dust; foundries; coke ovens; questionnaire survey; case-control study; benzo(a)pyrene |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | China; USA |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Iron and steel industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Gastrointestinal diseases
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