| ID (ISN) del documento | 48957 |
| Número CIS |
88-187 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
1987 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Pershagen G., Bergman F., Klominek J., Damber L., Wall S. |
| Título |
Histological types of lung cancer among smelter workers exposed to arsenic |
| Información bibliográfica |
July 1987, Vol.44, No.7, p.454-458. 22 ref. |
| Resumen |
The histological distribution of lung cancer was investigated in 93 men who had worked at a Swedish smelter with high atmospheric levels of arsenic. A comparison was made with a group of 136 patients with lung cancer from the county where the smelter was located. No pronounced differences in the histological types of lung carcinomas between smelter workers and the reference group could be seen for smokers. Some analyses indicated an increased proportion of adenocarcinomas among the smelter workers, which confirmed earlier data, but these findings were difficult to interpret. Cases among smelter workers who had never smoked showed a histological distribution resembling that in smokers, indicating that the work environment at the smelter and smoking had a similar influence on the risk for different types of lung cancer. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
arsénico; fabricas metalúrgicas; histopatología; cáncer de pulmón |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
fumadores; Suecia |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Metalurgia, trabajo de los metales
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Inorganic substances
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Smelting and refining operations
Arsenic and compounds
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