Identification of Occupational Cancer Risks in British Columbia: A Population-Based Case-Control Study of 769 Cases of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Analyzed by Histopathology Subtypes

We have, as part of a program aimed at detecting occupational risk factors in British Columbia, collected lifetime occupational histories as well as information on lifetime cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption from 15,643 incident cancer cases, of whom 782 had a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's...

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Published in:Journal of occupational and environmental medicine 2004-05, Vol.46 (5), p.479-489
Main Authors: Band, Pierre R., Le, Nhu D., Fang, Raymond, Gallagher, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
British Columbia - epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
Chemical and industrial products toxicology. Toxic occupational diseases
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
Leukemias. Malignant lymphomas. Malignant reticulosis. Myelofibrosis
Logistic Models
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology
Occupational Exposure
Odds Ratio
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Risk Factors
Smoking - epidemiology
Solvents
Toxicology
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Summary:We have, as part of a program aimed at detecting occupational risk factors in British Columbia, collected lifetime occupational histories as well as information on lifetime cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption from 15,643 incident cancer cases, of whom 782 had a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), Occupational risks for this cancer site are examined using a matched case-control study design, and the results are presented in this report for all cases and for histopathology subtypes. The results of our study indicate excess NHL risk, particularly for a number of occupations that involve exposures to electromagnetic fields, treated and fresh wood, metals, and solvents.
ISSN:1076-2752
1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/01.jom.0000126028.99599.36