Occupation and risk of cancer of the lower urinary tract among men. A case‐control study

Claude, J.; Frentzel‐Beyme, Rainer; Kunze, Ekkehard

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“…The SMR for each railway-related occupation was elevated: railway engine drivers (SMR,161), shunters (SMR,149), guards (SMR,258) signalmen (SMR,146) and lengthmen (SMR,147). Six recent case-control studies have presented data on bladder cancer risk among railway workers, five of which reported risk estimates above 1.0 (Howe et al, 1980;Silverman et al, 1983;Veneis & Magnani, 1985;Brownson et al, 1987;Claude et al, 1988;Risch et al, 1988). One cohort study of railway workers evaluated bladder cancer risk and found a relative risk of 1.0 (Howe et al, 1983).…”

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“…Seven case-control studies and one registry-linkage study have examined bladder cancer risk among electrical and electronic workers, of which four found at least a 20% excess of cases (Anthony & Thomas, 1970;Silverman et al, 1983;Baxter & McDowall, 1986;Coggon et al, 1986;Malker et al, 1987;Claude et al, 1988;Gonzalez et al, 1989;Schumacher et al, 1989). Steineck et al (1989) reported elevated risk for exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).…”

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“…Misclassification of other leather workers (obs, 1; exp, 6.4) as shoemakers or repairers may explain the observed excess. Seven case-control studies and one cohort study have evaluated bladder cancer risk among shoemakers and repairers, six of which reported risk estimates above 1.0 (Wynder et al, 1963;Schoenberg et al, 1984;Vineis & Magnani, 1985;Baxter & McDowall, 1986;Walrath et al, 1987;Claude et al, 1988;Bonassi et al, 1989;Silverman et al, 1989). The agent responsible for the risk is unknown.…”

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“…There is little epidemiological support for our finding of increased risk among bakers, pastry cooks and other workers in the bread and confectionary industry. One cohort study (Carstenssen et al, 1988), three case-control studies (Silverman et al, 1983;Veneis & Magnani, 1985;Claude et al, 1988) and one registry linkage study (Malker et al, 1987) have reported on bladder cancer among bread and confectionary workers and each found no evidence of elevated risk.…”

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Occupation and bladder cancer: a death-certificate study

Dolin¹,

Cook-Mozaffari²

1992

Br J Cancer

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Summary Occupational statements on death certificates of 2,457 males aged 25-64 who died from bladder cancer in selected coastal and estaurine regions of England and Wales during [1965][1966][1967][1968][1969][1970][1971][1972][1973][1974][1975][1976][1977][1978][1979][1980] were studied.Excess mortality was found for deck and engine room crew of ships, railway workers, electrical and electronic workers, shoemakers and repairers, and tobacco workers. An excess of cases also occurred among food workers, particularly those employed in the bread and flour confectionary industry or involved in the extraction of animal and vegetable oils and fats. Use of a job-exposure matrix revealed elevated risk for occupations in which most workers were exposed to paints and pigments, benzene and cutting oils.Bladder cancer has been recognised as an occupational disease since the late part of the nineteenth century. The causal association with exposure to aromatic amines used in the chemical dyestuff and rubber industries has been well documented (IARC, 1990 (1-99,999; 100,000-249,999 and 250,000 + residents).Indirect age standardisation was used to calculate for each occupation and industry a mortality ratio standardised for age and degree of urbanisation (SMR). The SMR denominators were calculated by multiplying age-and urbanisationspecific mortality rates by the age-and urbanisation-specific population estimates for each occupation and industry.Ninety-five per cent confidence intervals were calculated using tables of confidence limits for the mean of a Poisson distribution (Pearson & Hartly, 1976).Assessment of risk associated with exposure to specific chemical agents was undertaken using a job-exposure matrix developed by Pannett and colleagues (Pannett et al., 1985). Occupations were identified in which a high proportion of workers in 1950 were likely to have been exposed to a specific chemical agent. The observed and expected number of deaths for the selected occupations were summed and an SMR calculated.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

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Occupation and bladder cancer: a death-certificate study

Dolin¹,

Cook-Mozaffari²

1992

Br J Cancer

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“…For other occupations, available data are nonconclusive (9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22) and thus deserve further attention (23). One of the limitations of most community-based studies conducted so far is that the prevalence of exposure in the textile industry has been relatively low, and therefore no detailed analysis of occupations and processes within this industry has been possible.…”

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Bladder cancer in the textile industry

Serra

Bonfill²,

Sunyer³

et al. 2000

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Objectives This study examined the occupations and industries at high risk for bladder cancer in an area where the textile industry is plentiful and the incidence of the disease is very high.Methods A case-referent study concerlling 218 incident bladder cancer cases diagnosed during 1993-1995 in the county of Vallks Occidental, Barcelona, was carricd out. A reference group (N=344) was selected from municipal lists matched to the cases by age, gender, and area of residence. All the subjects were personally interviewed, and a complete occupational history was abstracted together with other sociodemographic and life-style factors. All odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were adjusted for age, gender, and smoking.Results No overall excess risk was found for ever having worked in the textile industry (OR 1.13,95% CI 0.79-1.63) nor for specific sectors of this industry (ie cotton, wool, silk). An excess risk was observed for spinners and winders employed for more than 20 years (OR 3.28, 95% CI 1.08-9.97) and for machine setters employed between 1960 and 1974 (OR 4.26,95% CI 1.09-16.7). C~rIclusi~IlsThe results of this study do not support the findings of some earlier studies for an increased bladder cancer risk in the textile industry. However, some elevated risks were observed among the workers with the highest exposures.

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Tobacco, occupation and non-transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder: An international case-control study

et al. 1999

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Transitional‐cell carcinoma is the dominant histological type of malignant tumors of the urinary bladder. There is limited information on risk factors for non‐transitional‐cell carcinoma (NTCC) of the bladder. We used data from 9 case‐control studies on bladder cancer from 6 European countries to examine the association between NTCC, tobacco smoking and occupation. Information on 146 cases diagnosed with NTCC were matched by age, gender and study center to 727 non‐cancer population or hospital controls and also with 722 transitional‐cell‐bladder‐cancer controls. Lifetime smoking and occupational history were evaluated. A statistically significant excess risk for NTCC was observed for current smoking [odds ratio (OR) = 3.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.08–6.28]. The risk increased with higher tobacco consumption (OR for highest tertile of pack‐years = 7.01, 95% CI 3.60–13.66). The risks were higher for squamous‐cell carcinomas than for other types of NTCC. Among major occupational groups, a significant excess risk was seen for field‐crop and vegetable‐farm workers (OR = 2.06, 95% CI 1.03–4.10). These results indicate that NTCC of the bladder is associated with smoking and specific occupations. The risk pattern seems to differ, in part, from that observed for transitional‐cell carcinoma of the bladder. Int. J. Cancer 80:44–46, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Occupation and risk of cancer of the lower urinary tract among men. A case‐control study

Cited by 83 publications

References 31 publications

Occupation and bladder cancer: a death-certificate study

Occupation and bladder cancer: a death-certificate study

Bladder cancer in the textile industry

Tobacco, occupation and non-transitional-cell carcinoma of the bladder: An international case-control study

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