The Brazilian cohort of pulp and paper workers: the logistic of a cancer mortality study

Fassa, Anaclaudia Gastal; Facchini, Luiz Augusto; Dall’Agnol, Marinel Mór

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x1998000700012

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“…Results based on national components of the multicenter cohort have been reported (Andersson et al 1998;Fassa et al 1998;Henneberger and Lax 1998;Henneberger et al 1989;Jäppinen and Pukkala 1991;Jäppinen and Tola 1986;Andersen 1999, 2000;Rix et al 1997Rix et al , 1998Sala-Serra et al 1996;Szadkowska-Stanczyk and Szymczak 2001;Szadkowska-Stanczyk et al 1997;Wild et al 1998). Assessment of exposure to specific agents was conducted by an international panel of industrial hygienists (Kauppinen et al 1997).…”

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Mortality from lung cancer in workers exposed to sulfur dioxide in the pulp and paper industry.

Lee

Teschke

Kauppinen

et al. 2002

Environ Health Perspect

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Our objective in this study was to evaluate the mortality of workers exposed to sulfur dioxide in the pulp and paper industry. The cohort included 57,613 workers employed for at least 1 year in the pulp and paper industry in 12 countries. We assessed exposure to SO(2) at the level of mill and department, using industrial hygiene measurement data and information from company questionnaires; 40,704 workers were classified as exposed to SO(2). We conducted a standardized mortality ratio (SMR) analysis based on age-specific and calendar period-specific national mortality rates. We also conducted a Poisson regression analysis to determine the dose-response relations between SO(2) exposure and cancer mortality risks and to explore the effect of potential confounding factors. The SMR analysis showed a moderate deficit of all causes of death [SMR = 0.89; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.87-0.96] among exposed workers. Lung cancer mortality was marginally increased among exposed workers (SMR = 1.08; 95% CI, 0.98-1.18). After adjustment for occupational coexposures, the lung cancer risk was increased compared with unexposed workers (rate ratio = 1.49; 95% CI, 1.14-1.96). There was a suggestion of a positive relationship between weighted cumulative SO(2) exposure and lung cancer mortality (p-value of test for linear trend = 0.009 among all exposed workers; p = 0.3 among workers with high exposure). Neither duration of exposure nor time since first exposure was associated with lung cancer mortality. Mortality from non-Hodgkin lymphoma and from leukemia was increased among workers with high SO(2) exposure; a dose-response relationship with cumulative SO(2) exposure was suggested for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. For the other causes of death, there was no evidence of increased mortality associated with exposure to SO(2). Although residual confounding may have occurred, our results suggest that occupational exposure to SO(2) in the pulp and paper industry may be associated with an increased risk of lung cancer.

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Mortality from lung cancer in workers exposed to sulfur dioxide in the pulp and paper industry.

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Teschke

Kauppinen

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Environ Health Perspect

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“…This study has combined cohorts from 13 countries, consisting of 98,665 workers (2,110,913 person-years), and included the development of a comprehensive database of exposure measurements for the retrospective assessment of study participants’ exposure ( Kauppinen et al 1997 , 2002 ). The results for mortality and incidence in selected national cohorts ( Fassa et al 1998 ; Henneberger and Lax 1998 ; Henneberger et al 1989 ; Jäppinen and Pukkala 1991 ; Jäppinen and Tola 1986 ; Langseth and Andersen 1999 , 2000 ; McLean et al 2002 ; Rix et al 1997 , 1998 ; Sala-Serra et al 1996 ; Szadkowska-Stanczyk et al 1997 ; Szadkowska-Stanczyk and Szymczak 2001 ; Wild et al 1998 ), and for separate analyses of exposure to sulfur dioxide ( Lee et al 2002 ) and asbestos ( Carel et al 2002 ) in the overall cohort, have been reported.…”

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Cancer Mortality in Workers Exposed to Organochlorine Compounds in thePulp and Paper Industry: An International Collaborative Study

McLean

Pearce

Langseth

et al. 2006

Environ Health Perspect

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The objective of this study was to evaluate cancer mortality in pulp and paper industry workers exposed to chlorinated organic compounds. We assembled a multinational cohort of workers employed between 1920 and 1996 in 11 countries. Exposure to both volatile and nonvolatile organochlorine compounds was estimated at the department level using an exposure matrix. We conducted a standardized mortality ratio (SMR) analysis based on age and calendar-period–specific national mortality rates and a Poisson regression analysis. The study population consisted of 60,468 workers. Workers exposed to volatile organochlorines experienced a deficit of all-cause [SMR = 0.91; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.89–0.93] and all-cancer (SMR = 0.93; 95% CI, 0.89–0.97) mortality, with no evidence of increased risks for any cancer of a priori interest. There was a weak, but statistically significant, trend of increasing risk of all-cancer mortality with increasing weighted cumulative exposure. A similar deficit in all-cause (SMR = 0.94; 95% CI, 0.91–0.96) and all-cancer (SMR = 0.94; 95% CI, 0.89–1.00) mortality was observed in those exposed to non-volatile organochlorines. No excess risk was observed in cancers of a priori interest, although mortality from Hodgkin disease was elevated (SMR = 1.76; 95% CI, 1.02–2.82). In this study we found little evidence that exposure to organochlorines at the levels experienced in the pulp and paper industry is associated with an increased risk of cancer, apart from a weak but significant association between all-cancer mortality and weighted cumulative volatile organochlorine exposure.

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“…Soares et al, (2008) stated that individuals who work under extreme conditions especially overly high or low temperatures will experience a higher prevalence of lowerextremity musculoskeletal pain. Fassa et al, (1996) stated that extreme temperature contributes toward the unbalance of homeostasis and leads to metabolic derangements causing inflammation within the musculoskeletal and difficulty in rebuilding muscle.…”

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Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) Among Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Firefighters: A Preliminary Study

Kwan Zher,

Maakip

2023

IJARBSS

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This study examined the relationship between predictors such as demographical aspect, task characteristics, physical demands, work-life balance, workstyle, psychosocial factors, and MSDs among firefighters conducted at four fire stations under Kota Kinabalu Zone in Sabah (n=130). The questionnaires used in the present study consist of a demographical aspect, task characteristics scale, physical demands scale, work-life balance scale, workstyle scale, Work Organization Assessment Questionnaire, Mental Health Scale, and musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The data were analysed with the use of SPSS version 22.0. The results show that task characteristics, physical demands, work-life balance, workstyle, and Mental Health Scale were significantly related to MSDs among Kota Kinabalu, Sabah firefighters. While age and gender did not relate to MSDs. In addition, there was no relationship between other factors such as psychosocial factors and work-life balance on MSDs. Firefighters did experience MSD due to overweighted equipment, lack of rest, accidents, and traumatic events like death among victims or teammates, leading to depression and stress.

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The Brazilian cohort of pulp and paper workers: the logistic of a cancer mortality study

Cited by 8 publications

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Mortality from lung cancer in workers exposed to sulfur dioxide in the pulp and paper industry.

Mortality from lung cancer in workers exposed to sulfur dioxide in the pulp and paper industry.

Cancer Mortality in Workers Exposed to Organochlorine Compounds in thePulp and Paper Industry: An International Collaborative Study

Risk Factors of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) Among Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Firefighters: A Preliminary Study

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