A cohort mortality study of painters and allied tradesmen.

Matanoski, Genevieve M.; Stockwell, Heather; Diamond, E L; Haring-Sweeney, Marie; Joffė, Roza; Mele, Lisa; Johnson, Molly

doi:10.5271/sjweh.2179

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“…The results of this study are consistent with previous studies that have shown elevated rates of lung cancer in construction workers [e.g., Benhamou et al, 1988;Cantor et al, 1986;Dubrow and Wegman, 1984;Matanowski et al, 1986;Milne et [Milne et al, 19831, and brick and stone masonry [Dubrow and Wegman, 19841. This may be due to limited study power due to low numbers of cases and numerous job classifications.…”

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Cancer in Illinois construction workers: A study

Keller

Howe

1993

American J Industrial Med

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A series of case-control studies using subjects from the Illinois State Cancer Registry have been conducted. Logistic regression was used to control for age and history of tobacco and alcohol use. Construction workers were consistently found to be younger than other subjects and to have used alcohol and tobacco more often. Significant positive associations between cancer of the stomach and welding (odds ratio [OR] = 2.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.09, 4.09), lung cancer and employment in the construction industry (OR = 1.18, 95% CI = 1.02, 1.26), and lung cancer and welding (OR = 1.68, 95% CI = 1.03, 2.76) were found. Significant negative associations between cancer of the colon and welding (OR = .54, 95% CI = .29, 1.00), cancer of the prostate and employment in the construction industry (OR = .76, 95% CI = .65, .89), cancer of the prostate and plumbing (OR = .44, 95% CI = .38, .50), cancer of the prostate and metal working (OR = .43, 95% CI = .19, .93), and bladder cancer and employment as an electrician (OR = .60, 95% CI = .36, 1.00) suggests that construction workers did not consistently experience excesses of cancers known to be associated with tobacco use, and an overall excess of sites not known to be related to tobacco use may have occurred.

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Cancer in Illinois construction workers: A study

Keller

Howe

1993

American J Industrial Med

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“…Both the study made on the basis of union records by Matanoski et al (1) on painters in the United States (US) (1) and the study of Morgan et al (2) using industrial data reported lower than expected standardized mortality ratios (SMR) for accidents (table 1). In a populationbased study of painters in Geneva, Guberan et al (3) found increased deaths from motor vehicle accidents but lower than expected mortality from other types of unintentional injury.…”

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Work-related deaths in construction painting.

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1992

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Other occupations and industries with mixed exposures, including exposures to pigments, have shown an increased risk for bladder cancer (4,18,22,(40)(41)(42)(43)(44)(45)(46)(47)(48)(49)(50).…”

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Cancer in the Norwegian printing industry

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Romundstad²,

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et al. 2005

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate cancer risk among Norwegian workers in the printing industry, particularly lung and bladder cancer.Methods Cancer incidence was investigated from 1953 through 1998 in a cohort of 10 549 male members of a trade union in the printing industry in Oslo and nearby areas. Rates from the region, were used to calculate standardized incidence ratios (SIR) separately for the skilled and unskilled workers. Smoking data from a sample of the cohort were utilized for evaluating the risk estimates of smoking-related cancers. Specific exposure data were not available.Results Among the skilled workers, significantly elevated risks of cancer of the urinary bladder [standardized incidence ratio (SIR) 1.47, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.19-1.79], liver (SIR 1.92, 95% CI 1.15-2.99), pancreas (SIR 1.46, 95% CI 1.07-1.94) and colon (SIR 1.27, 95% CI 1.05-1.55) were observed, whereas an increased risk of lung cancer in this group was confined to those born before 1910. Among the unskilled workers, there were significantly increased risks of cancer of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, larynx, lung, and all sites. ConclusionsThe study showed that workers in the printing industry were at increased risk of several types of cancer. In particular the increased risk of bladder cancer among the skilled workers is suggestive of an occupational cause. However, no specific agent could be identified as an occupational carcinogen. The results did not support the hypothesis of a generally increased risk of lung cancer. The risk pattern for unskilled workers may reflect confounding by nonoccupational factors.

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A cohort mortality study of painters and allied tradesmen.

Cited by 48 publications

References 11 publications

Cancer in Illinois construction workers: A study

Cancer in Illinois construction workers: A study

Work-related deaths in construction painting.

Cancer in the Norwegian printing industry

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