| ID (ISN) del documento | 53013 |
| Número CIS |
89-1877 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
1988 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Gustavsson P., Gustavsson A., Hogstedt C. |
| Título |
Excess of cancer in Swedish chimney sweeps |
| Información bibliográfica |
Nov. 1988, Vol.45, No.11, p.777-781. 21 ref. |
| Resumen |
The incidence of cancer was investigated among 5,266 Swedish chimney sweeps employed between 1918-80. An analysis of the mortality showed an increased number of deaths from coronary heart disease, respiratory diseases, liver cancer, and excessed risks for cancer of the lung and oesophagus. In addition, a more than doubled risk for bladder cancer and an increase of malignancies of the haematopoietic system was found. There were, however, no cases of scrotal cancer, the classic occupational hazard among chimney sweeps. Chimney sweeps are exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons generated by the combustion of organic material (coal, wood, coke, and oil). They are also exposed to cancerogenic metals (arsenic, nickel, and chromium). These results support the need for improved working conditions. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
coque; enfermedades coronarias; deshollinado; cáncer de esófago; madera; valoración de la exposición; mortalidad; enfermedades respiratorias; cáncer de pulmón; cáncer de hígado; hidrocarburos policíclicos; carbón |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
substancias peligrosas; substancias cancerígenas; cáncer de escroto; Suecia; tumores; observación de larga duración; duración de la exposición; efectos cancerígenos; encuesta epidemiológica |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Confined spaces
Polycyclic hydrocarbons
Exposure evaluation
Gastrointestinal diseases
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Cardiovascular diseases
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