Evaluation of cancer incidence among employees at the Los Alamos National Laboratory

Retrospective mortality and cancer incidence study of former U.S. Atomic Energy Commission workers at the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Burlington, Iowa

“…Likewise, there were significantly fewer overall cancers based on rates from New Mexico at Los Alamos National Laboratory. They found a lower incidence of smoking-related cancers, particularly lung cancer (2 observed, 19 expected) (Acquavella et al, 1983). Similarly, at IAAAP the SIR for lung cancer was significantly lower for AEC/DOE male employees.…”

“…This resulted from marked deficits of smoking-related cancers, particularly lung (2 observed, 19.4 expected) and oral (1 observed, 6.5 expected) cancer. Similarly, no smoking-related cancers were detected among Caucasian females, though they had a slight non-significant excess of breast cancer (14 observed, 9.1 expected) and a suggestive excess of cancer of the uterine corpus (2 observed, 0.25 expected) (Acquavella et al, 1983). Investigators were not able to ascertain incident cancers among workers outside the state of New Mexico.…”

“…CI 0.44 to 0.79) were found (Acquavella et al, 1983). This resulted from marked deficits of smoking-related cancers, particularly lung (2 observed, 19.4 expected) and oral (1 observed, 6.5 expected) cancer.…”

“…Incident cancers were ascertained from the New Mexico Tumor Registry for a group of LANL and Zia Company employees between 1969 and 1978 (Acquavella et al, 1983). Incident cancers were identified by a computer match of the Los Alamos employed roster against New Mexico Tumor Registry files.…”