Nasal Cancer Mortality in Areas with a High Proportion of Wood and Furniture Workers in Japan

Yoshimura, Takesumi; Kono, Suminori; Kuratsune, Masanori; Tani, Shotaro

doi:10.7888/juoeh.5.433

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“…Observations on the associations between digestive tract cancer and wood working vary widely [Esping and Axelson, 1980;Rang and Acheson, 1981;Milham, 1983;Yoshimura et al, 1983;Stellman and Garfinkel, 1984;Gallagher and Threlfall, 1985;Siemiatycki et al, 1986;Svirchev et al, 1986;Olsen et al, 1988;Wright et al, 19881. Siemiatycki and colleagues [1986] observed that an excess risk for stomach cancer among workers exposed to wood dust was concentrated in forestry and logging occupations.…”

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“…Hodgkin's disease [Petersen and Milham, 1974;Grufferman et al, 1976;Abrahamson et al, 1978;Greene et al, 1978;Fonte et al, 1982;Milham, 1983;Brownson and Reit, 1988;Miller et al, 19891 and tumors of the lymphatic and hematopoietic systems [Greene et al, 1978;Milham, 1983;Gallagher and Threlfall, 1985;Voss et al, 1985;Svirchev et al, 1986;Flodin et al, 1988;Balarajan, 1988;Miller et al, 19891, gastrointestinal tract [Esping and Axelson, 1980;Rang and Acheson, 1981;Yoshimura et al, 1983;Stellman and Garfinkel, 1984;Gallagher and Threlfall, 1985;Siemiatycki et al, 1986;Svirchev et al, 1986;Olsen and Jensen, 1987;Muider and Vader, 1988;Olsen et al, 1988;Bartel and Dietrich, 19891, skin [Stellman and Garfinkel, 1984;Bartel and Dietrich, 19891, and respiratory system [Esping and Axelson, 1980;Rang and Acheson, 1981;Blot et al, 1982;Milham, 1983;Pukkala et al, 1983;Swanson and Belle, 1982;Stellman and Garfinkel, 1984;Gallagher and Threlfall, 1985;Coggon et al, 1986;Kauppinen et al, 1986;Siemiatycki et al, 1986;Muider and Vader, 1988;…”

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Carcinogenic effects of wood dust: Review and discussion

L¹,

Dement

1993

American J Industrial Med

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Occupational exposure to wood dust (alone or chemically treated) is associated with an increased risk of developing adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity. The specific causative agents, i.e., wood dust alone (natural products), wood dust with additives used in the processing or manufacturing of wood products, and/or physical determinants of wood dust and the associated risk factors, are not known or understood. The strongest association of exposure to wood dust and development of nasal cancer is observed in those occupations where workers are exposed to hard wood dust and chemical additives are not used. The time between first occupational exposure to wood dust and the development of adenocarcinoma of the nasal cavity averages 40 years (range 7-70 years). The epidemiological data available are not sufficient to make a definitive assessment between wood dust exposure and increased risk for cancer other than nasal cancer. The toxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity of wood dust to laboratory animals or in vitro with animal or microbial cells have not been thoroughly studied. Thus there is no direct experimental evidence on the potential hazards of wood dust. Data are insufficient or lacking on 1) wood dust exposure levels in ambient air and worker's breathing zone, and the deposition in the nasal cavity; 2) hard vs. soft wood dusts; 3) particle size and shape; 4) chemical composition of wood dust and the extent of contamination with chemical additives; and 5) interaction between inhaled wood dust, chronic irritation, and tobacco smoking. These data are required so that one can understand the association between wood dust exposure and nasal cavity tumors, along with demographic differences in cancer rates, and to develop strategies for intervention and reduction of disease causing agents in order to reduce risk to wood industry workers.

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Section: Other Cancersmentioning

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Carcinogenic effects of wood dust: Review and discussion

L¹,

Dement

1993

American J Industrial Med

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“…Studies investigating cancer occurrence at workplace were about cholangiocarcinoma in a printing company 17,18 . The rest explored nasal cancer among woodworkers 19 and lung cancer in indium‐exposed workers 20 . One study based on 1249 women nurses working night shifts reported that 30% had irregular menstrual cycles 21 …”

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The quantity and quality of scientific evidence about the health of working women in occupational health of Japan: A scoping review

Nomura,

Kitagawa,

Tsuji

et al. 2023

Journal of Occupational Health

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ObjectiveWe aim to investigate the quantity and quality of scientific evidence dealing with comprehensive health issues of working women in occupational health.MethodsThis scoping review of original articles that investigated comprehensive health issues of working women aged 19–64 years in Japan was published in PubMed (1967–2022) and Igaku Chuo Zasshi (or Ichu‐shi, 1982–2022). Using identical broad search terms, we first identified 17 122 English and 6154 Japanese articles. We excluded those with clinically relevant topics, or ethnicity other than Japanese and included 853 English and 855 Japanese articles for review and classified them into nine research areas considered to be critical factors for women in the workforce and five study design groups to investigate the quality of the evidence accumulated.ResultsAmong 853 English‐language articles in PubMed, “Mental health” was the most frequent area studied, followed by “Work‐related disease” and “Lifestyle‐related disease.” Among 855 Japanese‐language articles from Ichu‐shi, “Mental health” was the most frequently studied area followed by “Work and balance,” and “Work‐related disease.” “Infertility, pregnancy, and childbirth” and “Menstruation, menopause, and genital disease” were well studied in Ichu‐shi but scarcely published in PubMed. “Harassment and discrimination” were sparsely reported in both databases. As for research designs, many articles in both PubMed and Ichu‐shi employed descriptive or cross‐sectional study designs. However, a few studies employed cohort/longitudinal or interventional studies.ConclusionThe results underscored the need for higher‐quality study designs with more scientific evidence on working women's health in the field of occupational health.

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“…Japan has a characteristically high proportion of maxillary sinuses cancer (67 to 100 %) among nasal sinus cancer (ICD 160) compared to other nations (Fukuda, 1985a). There are many papers suggesting an occupational risk for nasal sinus cancer but there are few studies involvingthe Japanese (Shimizu, 1979;Hiyama, 1980;Hirayama, 1981;Yoshimura, 1983;Hiyama, 1983;Fukuda, 1985b). A demographic partial correlation analysis and a multiple regression analysis showed that the proportion of persons engaged in the lumber industry in a natural logarithmic scale was positively correlated with the male maxillary sinuses cancer mortality rate by pref ecture in Japan (Fukuda, 1985b).…”

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confidence: 99%