Environmental and occupational cancer in Argentina: a case-control lung cancer study

Matos, Elena; Vilensky, Marta; Boffetta, Paolo

doi:10.1590/s0102-311x1998000700008

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“…Smoking is one of the main causes of lung cancer worldwide [16]. 85% of cases of lung cancer in men are related to smoking [97]. In 2004, lung cancer includes 18% of all types of cancers, of which 938,000 mortality (71%) were related to smoking [57].…”

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Occupational and Environmental Cancer

Yari

Asadi

Nourmohammadi

2018

Asian Pac J Envi & Cancer

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Environmental pollution is one of the main causes of disease, death, and disability worldwide. International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates mortality caused by occupational cancer worldwide to be two times higher than occupational accidents. Approximately, 10 important risk factors account for 85% of all occupational cancers. Factors for occupational cancer includes Asbestos, chemicals such as aniline, chromates, dinitrotoluene, arsenic and its inorganic compounds, beryllium and its compounds, cadmium and nickel compounds, wood dust, crystalline silica, brown coal phosphors, furnace emissions, pollution caused by diesel equipment, Nano-Materials, biological agents, ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation, thermal shock, shift work, stress and work while sitting. Also some other environmental factors can cause cancer which concludes air, water and soil pollutions, smoking, sunlight, radon gas, electromagnetic fields, agriculture, behavior and lifestyle (such as alcohol and tobacco consumption, diet, sleep patterns, personal habits and social and cultural environment behaviors). More than 75% of mortality due to cancer can be avoided via controlling occupational and environmental risk factors. Most of cancers are not hereditary and caused by occupational and environmental biological agents, and are potentially preventable. So, it is recommended that more researches should be performed in this field in order to detect more scientific and effective methods to detect number and type of cancers due to occupational and environmental factors.

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Section: Cigarette Smokingmentioning

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Occupational and Environmental Cancer

Yari

Asadi

Nourmohammadi

2018

Asian Pac J Envi & Cancer

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“…Although in our study we could not differentiate vehicle mechanics from others, we observed a slightly increased mortality from lung cancer in non-white mechanics in the South region. However, the mechanic occupation has been inconsistently associated with lung cancer, as some '80s and '90s studies have shown positive associations (Zahm et al, 1989;Matos et al, 1998;Milne et al, 1983;Finkelstein, 1989), while recent studies have not confirmed it (Goodman et al, 2004;Garshick et al, 2008;Strand et al, 2015;Laden et al, 2004). Benzene is one of the most well stablished environmental risk factor for acute myeloid leukemia (IARC, 2018).…”

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Mortality from Selected Cancers among Brazilian Mechanics

Santos

Martins

Gonçalves

et al. 2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Introduction: Mechanics are exposed to known human carcinogens. This study aimed to compare mortality from selected cancers between male mechanics and the general population of the South and Southeast regions of Brazil. Methods: Data on deaths, occurred between 2006-2017, among male mechanics and the general population, were obtained from the Mortality Information System. Occupations were classified using the Brazilian Classification of Occupations. Mortality Odds Ratio (MOR) and confidence intervals (95%) for selected cancers among mechanics, stratified by age (30-49, 50-69 years), race, and education compared to the general population, were estimated using logistic regression models. Results: In general, mechanics showed higher mortality from oropharynx, hypopharynx, larynx, lung and bladder cancers, but lower mortality for all leukemias. Oropharynx and larynx cancer mortality risk was slightly higher among older mechanics, while hypopharynx cancer mortality was more noticeable among the youngest. Lower mortality from all leukemias was observed only among younger mechanics. Mortality by oropharynx and larynx cancers were higher among white mechanics. They were also the only ones to experience higher mortality by hypopharynx cancer, while lung cancer mortality were increased only among non-white ones. Mechanics of all educational levels were more likely to die by the oropharynx cancer. Those with 1-7 and 8 or more years of schooling also showed excess of death by the cancers of larynx and all leukemias. Significantly higher mortality by pancreas cancer was only observed among mechanics with no education, while those with 1-7 years of schooling showed higher risk to die by lung and bladder cancers. Those with 8 or more years of schooling show increased mortality risk for hypopharynx cancer. Increased mortality risk for myeloid leukemia was only observed when stratified by region of residence. Conclusion: Results of our study suggest a positive association between mechanic occupation and some specific cancers.

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