| Document ID (ISN) | 75185 |
| CIS number |
00-1011 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Friis L., Mikoczy Z., Hagmar L., Edling C. |
| Title |
Cancer incidence in a cohort of Swedish sewage workers: Extended follow-up |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1999, Vol.56, No.10, p.672-673. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
To study cancer incidence in Swedish sewage workers, a cohort of all 711 employees at 17 Swedish sewage plants employed for at least one year during the years 1965-86 was analysed. Assessment of exposures was performed by classification of work tasks. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) and 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Total cancer incidence was not significantly increased (SIR=1.2) but the incidence of prostate cancer was (SIR=1.6), and based on two cases only, there seemed to be a significant increase of cancer of the nose and the nasal sinuses (SIR=12). The incidence of stomach cancer was also higher than expected (SIR=2.3). There was no relation between cancer incidence and level of sewage exposure. In conclusion, sewage workers did not have an increased risk of cancer, and the increased risk estimates for some specific cancer sites were not conclusive. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cancer; work in sewers; hazard evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Sweden; nasal cancer; gastrointestinal cancer; frequency rates; epidemiologic study; cohort study; prostatic cancer |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Environmental pollution
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Risk evaluation
Confined spaces
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