An Update of Mortality due to Brain Neoplasms and Other Causes among Employees of a Petrochemical Facility

Mj, Teta; Mg, Ott; Ar, Schnatter

doi:10.1097/00043764-199101000-00013

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“…The excess was greater in nonwhites. These results were not sufficient to identify a specific chemical cause (Teta et al, 1991).…”

Section: Teta Et A/ (1991) Updated This Study Adding Six Years To Tmentioning

confidence: 80%

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Historical Exposures to Chemicals at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant: A Pilot Retrospective Exposure Assessment

Robertson

1999

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“…The excess was greater in nonwhites. These results were not sufficient to identify a specific chemical cause (Teta et al, 1991).…”

Section: Teta Et A/ (1991) Updated This Study Adding Six Years To Tmentioning

confidence: 80%

“…Several studies have attempted to link chemical exposure to brain tumors Teta et al, 1991;Delzell et a/., 1989). Olin and Ahlbom (1980) reported increased malignant gliomas among Swedish chemical engineers.…”

Section: Chemical Industry Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Historical Exposures to Chemicals at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant: A Pilot Retrospective Exposure Assessment

Robertson

1999

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“…The observation period, but not the work history data, has been extended for both cohorts through 1983 with the use of company records and the National Death Index (12). Vital status was ascertained through 1983 for 99% of the subjects from each location (tables 1 and 2).…”

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Mortality study of ethanol and isopropanol production workers at two facilities.

Mj¹,

Gd²,

Mg³

1992

Scand J Work Environ Health

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“…Similarly, the NIOSH studies of Waxweiler and colleagues also reported more observed than expected deaths for both CNS cancers (O/E=13/7.2) and benign brain tumors (O/E= 6/2.4) among 7,595 hourly male workers [3,4]. When CNS cancers and benign brain tumors were combined, the standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was statistically significant (SMR [10]. The study found no increased mortality among maintenance workers or laborers, in general.…”

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confidence: 92%

Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer and Benign Brain Tumors Among Chemical Plant Workers in Texas

Haidar¹,

Burns²,

Birdsong³

et al. 2008

TOEPIJ

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Abstract:In the early 1980's, a clustering of brain and central nervous system cancers was observed among workers at a Texas City, Texas chemical plant. A series of studies with follow-up from 1941 to 1983 failed to identify an occupational cause. We added women and newly hired workers to these studies and expanded the follow-up from 1940 to 2001 using a retrospective cohort mortality design. The SMR for brain and central nervous system cancers was slightly less than expected (SMR=0.93, 95% CI 0.60-1.38) whereas the SMR for benign brain tumors was slightly greater than expected (SMR=1.50, 95% CI 0.72-2.76) during the entire observation period. SMRs were close to expected levels when examining sex, wage type, year of hire, years of latency, and duration of employment for these causes. We observed high rates of brain and central nervous system cancers from 1970 to 1984 but lower rates in the other periods. We conclude that the excess cancer and tumor mortality reported in the earlier studies may be a random cluster and unrelated to workplace exposures.

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An Update of Mortality due to Brain Neoplasms and Other Causes among Employees of a Petrochemical Facility

Cited by 32 publications

References 8 publications

Historical Exposures to Chemicals at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant: A Pilot Retrospective Exposure Assessment

Historical Exposures to Chemicals at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant: A Pilot Retrospective Exposure Assessment

Mortality study of ethanol and isopropanol production workers at two facilities.

Brain and Central Nervous System Cancer and Benign Brain Tumors Among Chemical Plant Workers in Texas

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