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Lung cancer and occupation: a New Zealand cancer registry-based case-control study

Corbin, Marine, McLean, David, Mannetje, Andrea 't, Dryson, Evan, Walls, Chris, McKenzie, Fiona, Maule, Milena, Cheng, Soo +4 more·2011·American Journal of Industrial Medicine
DOI 10.1002/ajim.20906
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BACKGROUND: There are many proven and suspected occupational causes of lung cancer, which will become relatively more important over time, as smoking prevalence decreases. METHODS: We interviewed 457 cases aged 20-75 years notified to the New Zealand Cancer Registry during 2007-2008, and 792 population controls. We collected information on demographic details, potential confounders, and employment history. Associations were estimated using logistic regression adjusted for gender, age, ethnicity, smoking, and socio-economic status. RESULTS: Among occupations of a priori interest, elevated odds ratios (ORs) were observed for sawmill, wood panel and related wood-processing plant operators (OR 4.63; 95% CI 1.05-20.29), butchers (OR 8.77, 95% CI 1.06-72.55), rubber and plastics products machine operators (4.27; 1.16-15.66), heavy truck drivers (2.24; 1.19-4.21) and workers in petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product manufacturing (1.80; 1.11-2.90); non-significantly elevated risks were also observed for loggers (4.67; 0.81-27.03), welders and flame-cutters (2.50; 0.86-7.25), pressers (5.74; 0.96-34.42), and electric and electronic equipment assemblers (3.61; 0.96-13.57). Several occupations and industries not of a priori interest also showed increased risks, including nursing associate professionals (5.45; 2.29-12.99), enrolled nurses (7.95; 3.10-20.42), care givers (3.47; 1.40-8.59), plant and machine operators and assemblers (1.61; 1.20-2.16), stationary machine operators and assemblers (1.67; 1.22-2.28), food and related products processing machine operators (1.98; 1.23-3.19), laborers and related elementary service workers (1.45; 1.05-2.00), manufacturing (1.34; 1.02-1.77), car retailing (3.08; 1.36-6.94), and road freight transport (3.02; 1.45-6.27). CONCLUSIONS: Certain occupations and industries have increased lung cancer risks in New Zealand, including wood workers, metal workers, meat workers, textile workers and drivers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 54:89-101, 2011. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Authors
Corbin, M., McLean, D., Mannetje, A. '., Dryson, E., Walls, C., McKenzie, F., Maule, M., Cheng, S., Cunningham, C., Kromhout, H., Blair, A., & Pearce, N.
Affiliations
  • Piedmont Reference Center for Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention (IT)
  • Massey University (NZ)
  • Utrecht University (NL)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
Corresponding author
Pearce, Neil
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Venue
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-10-18
Volume
54
Issue
2
Pages
89-101
ISSN
  • 0271-3586 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0274
DOI
10.1002/ajim.20906
OpenAlex
W2159170235
Cited by
60
References
60
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FWCI
3.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • American Journal of Industrial Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System University of Turin (University of Turin) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministry of Health, New Zealand
  • Massey University
  • Health Research Council of New Zealand
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
lung cancer, occupational exposure, butchers, heavy truck drivers, welders, nursing professionals, occupational cancer risk, New Zealand
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Bayes Theorem, Female, Food Handling, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Male, Metals, Middle Aged, New Zealand, Occupational Diseases, Registries, Risk Factors, Welding, Wood, Confidence Intervals, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Case-Control Studies, Occupational Exposure, Risk Assessment, Young Adult

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