| ID (ISN) del documento | 56527 |
| Número CIS |
91-1541 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
1991 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Finkelstein M.M., Boulard M., Wilk N. |
| Título |
Increased risk of lung cancer in the melting department of a second Ontario steel manufacturer |
| Información bibliográfica |
Feb. 1991, Vol.19, No.2, p.183-194. Illus. 8 ref. |
| Resumen |
A study of lung cancer among workers at an electric arc steel-making operation was performed to follow up on the observation of a lung cancer cluster in the melt shop of another plant. The study group comprised 335 deceased men identified from plant records. Eight of 30 men who had ever worked in the pouring pit area died of lung cancer (PMR 276; p<0.01), but increased risk was not found elsewhere in the melting department. There was a significant trend in lung cancer risk with the length of employment in the pit area during a time window 18-30yrs before death. An industrial hygiene assessment found present exposures to carcinogenic metals and silica to be within current guidelines. No polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were detected. This is the 2nd steel plant for which an increased risk of lung cancer has been found in the pouring areas. The causative factors have not yet been identified. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
arco eléctrico; morbilidad; relación entre la profesión y la enfermedad; siderurgia; antigüedad; grupos de alto riesgo; cáncer de pulmón |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Canadá; metales; sílice; tumores; encuesta epidemiológica; valoración de la higiene del trabajo; efectos cancerígenos; fumadores |
| Tipo de documento |
E - Libros, informes, actas |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Canadá |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Iron and steel industry
Electricidad
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
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