A case?control study of occupational risk factors for bladder cancer in Canada

Abstract

This study found a statistically significant excess risk of bladder cancer, with a duration-response trend, among male primary metal workers and automechanics, and female office workers engaged in general clerical duties.

Internal exposure of hairdressers to permanent hair dyes: a biomonitoring study using urinary aromatic diamines as biomarkers of exposure

“…Czene et al (2003) found an increased risk for urinary bladder cancer among male hairdressers which peaked with exposures back in the 1960s and has been decreasing in the following years. Gaertner et al (2004) and Dryson et al (2008) also confirmed these findings. However, in recent decades, an increased risk of bladder cancer amongst hairdressers could not be determined (Czene et al 2003).…”

Bladder cancer risk in sales workers: Artefact or cause for concern?

“…We identified 10 case-control studies (13 publications) [Coggon et al, 1984;Vineis and Magnani, 1985;Steenland et al, 1987;Silverman et al, 1989aSilverman et al, ,b, 1990Burns and Swanson, 1991;Swanson and Burns, 1995;Teschke et al, 1997;Mannetje et al, 1999;Kogevinas et al, 2003;Colt et al, 2004;Gaertner et al, 2004], two record linkage studies [Malker et al, 1987;Ji et al, 2005], a death certificate study [Dolin and Cook-Mozaffari, 1992], a mortality survey [Reviere et al, 1995], and a proportionate mortality study [Schulz and Loomis, 2000], reporting risk estimates for sales occupations or industries in relation to bladder cancer. Two studies were excluded because the findings for sales workers were only reported within a broader category of clerical and sales workers [Anton-Culver et al, 1992;Sadetzki et al, 2000].…”

Is there a gender effect in bladder cancer? A population-based study of practice and outcomes

“…1 It is well-known that the incidence of bladder cancer varies by gender. 1 About 75% of patients with bladder cancer are men and the reasons for this are not well understood but may relate to gender differences in smoking, 2,3 occupational exposures, 2,4 or hormonal factors. 5 While several studies suggest that women with bladder cancer may have inferior outcomes to men, [6][7][8][9] this has not been observed consistently.…”