| ID (ISN) del documento | 60135 |
| Número CIS |
93-833 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0007-1072 - British Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Año |
1991 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Coggon D., Pannett B., Winter P. |
| Título |
Mortality and incidence of cancer at four factories making phenoxy herbicides |
| Información bibliográfica |
Mar. 1991, Vol.48, No.3, p.173-178. 25 ref. |
| Resumen |
To assess the possible carcinogenicity of phenoxy herbicides and related chlorophenols and dioxins, the International Agency for Research on Cancer is coordinating an international collaborative study of workers exposed to these compounds in their production or use. Four British cohorts of chemical manufacturers which have been recruited to the survey are described. They comprise a total of 2239 men employed during 1963-85. Their mortality was compared with that in the national population. Two deaths were from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with 0.87 expected. Both deaths occurred more than 10 years after first exposure to phenoxy compounds. One further non-Hodgkin's lymphoma was registered in a living subject with probable exposure to phenoxy compounds. A non-significant excess of lung cancer (19 deaths observed, 14.2 expected) is probably attributable to chance or a confounding effect of smoking. In one cohort only there was increased mortality from circulatory disease (34 deaths observed, 20.4 expected). A nested case-control study did not point to any occupational cause for this excess, but further evaluation will be needed during continued follow up. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
herbicidas; ácidos fenoxiacéticos; producción de pesticidas; efectos cancerígenos; mortalidad |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
AIRC; enfermedad de Hodgkin; cáncer de pulmón; estudio comparado; tasas de frecuencia; tumores; valoración del riesgo |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Reino Unido |
| Tema(s) |
Química, hidrocarburos,plásticos, caucho
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Chemical industry
Agricultural chemicals
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