Physician-based Case–Control Study of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer in Baytown, Texas

A physician-based case-control study of non-melanoma skin cancer was conducted to test the hypothesis that employment in the petroleum industry increased the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), or both (BCC + SCC). Other potential risk factors were also investigated. T...

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Published in:Occupational medicine (Oxford) 1996-06, Vol.46 (3), p.186-196
Main Authors: Gamble, J. F., Lerman, S. E., Holder, W. R., Nicolich, M. J., Yarborough, C. M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Basal cell carcinoma
Carcinoma, Basal Cell - epidemiology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
case-control study
Chemical Industry
Humans
Male
Odds Ratio
petroleum industry
Risk Factors
skin cancer
Skin Neoplasms - epidemiology
squamous cell carcinoma
Texas - epidemiology
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Summary:A physician-based case-control study of non-melanoma skin cancer was conducted to test the hypothesis that employment in the petroleum industry increased the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), or both (BCC + SCC). Other potential risk factors were also investigated. There were 174 cases of BCC, 59 cases of SCC, 72 cases of both and 229 controls completing a self-administered questionnaire. The most important risk factors common to all skin cancer categories were a family history of skin cancer and time spent outdoors. Employment in the petroleum industry showed a slight association with BCC + SCC, but only in the multivariate model. Further study is needed to evaluate whether this association is causal, or due to chance, bias or confounding.
ISSN:0962-7480
1471-8405
DOI:10.1093/occmed/46.3.186