Excess Risk of Lung Cancer Among Agriculture and Construction Workers in Indonesia

Suraya, Anna; Nowak, Dennis; Sulistomo, Astrid; Icksan, Aziza Ghanie; Berger, Ursula; Syahruddin, Elisna; Blüml, Stephan

doi:10.5334/aogh.3155

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“…Nevertheless, a study has reported that occupational exposure to animal contact or organic dust of animal origin increases the risk of lung cancer [ 36 ]. Moreover, our findings were in line with previous studies that showed that workers in the agriculture industry were related to a high risk of lung cancer [ 37 , 38 ]. Occupational exposure to pesticides has been pointed out as the main causes of high lung cancer incidences among agriculture workers [ 37 , 39 ].…”

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Respiratory Tract Cancer Incidences across Industry Groups: A Nationwide Cohort Study with More Than 70 Million Person-Years of Follow-Up

Baek

Lee

Yoo

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The number of cases and incidence rates of laryngeal and lung cancers have been increasing globally. Therefore, identifying the occupational causes of such cancers is an important concern for policymakers to prevent cancers and deaths. We used national health insurance service claims data in Korea. We included 10,786,000 workers aged between 25 and 64 years. In total, 74,366,928 total person-years of follow-up were included in this study with a mean follow-up of 6.89 years for each person. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) referenced with the total workers were estimated. For laryngeal cancer, increased SIRs were observed in the land transportation industry among male workers (SIR [95% CI]: 1.65 [1.02–2.53]). For lung cancer, elevated SIRs were observed in the industries including animal production (1.72 [1.03–2.68]), fishing (1.70 [1.05–2.60]), mining (1.69 [1.22–2.27]), travel (1.41 [1.00–1.93]), and transportation (1.22 [1.15–1.30]) among male workers. For female works, healthcare (2.08 [1.04–3.72]) and wholesale (1.88 [1.18–2.85]) industries were associated with a high risk of lung cancer. As an increased risk of respiratory tract cancers has been identified in employees associated with certain industries, appropriate policy intervention is needed to prevent occupational cancers.

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Respiratory Tract Cancer Incidences across Industry Groups: A Nationwide Cohort Study with More Than 70 Million Person-Years of Follow-Up

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Yoo

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“…Elevated risk of lung cancer among construction workers, and especially bricklayers had been observed in previous epidemiological studies carried out in various countries including the USA, France and Indonesia 16 27 28. The squamous cell carcinoma subtype accounted as the most prevalent subtype among ever construction workers as previously reported by other studies 22 29.…”

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“…We observed an increased risk of lung cancer among female farmers, but not in male farmers. In a previous study from Indonesia, an elevated OR of 3.6 (95% CI: 1.2 to 10.4) was reported among farmers (both sexes) 28. Another study carried out in Turkey observed an increased risk of lung cancer among workers in agriculture with OR of 1.9 (95% CI: 1.0 to 3.2) 34.…”

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“…In a previous study from Indonesia, an elevated OR of 3.6 (95% CI: 1.2 to 10.4) was reported among farmers (both sexes). 28 Another study carried out in Turkey observed an increased risk of lung cancer among workers in agriculture with OR of 1.9 (95% CI: 1.0 to 3.2). 34 A study among Italian female farmers, also reported an elevated OR of 1.7 (95% CI: 0.7 to 4.4) for lung cancer.…”

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Lung cancer risk in relation to jobs held in a nationwide case–control study in Iran

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BackgroundGlobally, lung cancer is the most frequent occupational cancer, but the risk associated with the occupations or occupational environment in Iran is not clear. We aimed to assess occupations with the risk of lung cancer.MethodsWe used the IROPICAN nationwide case–control study data including 658 incident lung cancer cases and 3477 controls. We assessed the risk of lung cancer in relation to ever working in major groups of International Standard Classification of Occupations, high-risk occupations for lung cancer and duration of employment and lung cancer subtype among construction workers and farmers while controlling for cigarette smoking and opium consumption. We used unconditional regression logistic models to estimate ORs for the association between increased lung cancer risk and occupations.ResultsWe observed elevated ORs for lung cancer in male construction workers (OR=1.4; 95% CI: 1.0 to 1.8), petroleum industry workers (OR=3.2; 95% CI: 1.1 to 9.8), female farmers (OR=2.6; 95% CI: 1.3 to 5.3) and female bakers (OR=5.5; 95% CI: 1.0 to 29.8). A positive trend by the duration of employment was observed for male construction workers (p< 0.001). Increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma was observed in male construction workers (OR=1.9; 95% CI: 1.2 to 3.0) and female farmers (OR=4.3; 95% CI: 1.1 to 17.2), who also experienced an increased risk of adenocarcinoma (OR=3.8; 95% CI: 1.4 to 9.9).DiscussionAlthough we observed associations between some occupations and lung cancer consistent with the literature, further studies with larger samples focusing on exposures are needed to better understand the occupational lung cancer burden in Iran.

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“…3 A study reported that occupation or workplace exposure such as in the agriculture and construction fields increased the risk of lung cancer. 4 A good work environment is associated with decreased nurse burnout. 5 A cross-sectional study in Kenya demonstrated that factors related to the work environment, such as the availability of water for handwashing, presence of risk in using a toilet facility, and overall safety of the hospital work environment are significant predictors of health-related quality of life among healthcare workers.…”

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Occupational Factors Associated With Workers’ Depression, Anxiety, and General Fatigue

Kim

2023

J Occup Environ Med

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Objective We aimed to examine occupational factors affecting workers’ mental health. Methods Using data from the 5th Korean Working Conditions Survey, 50,158 workers were analyzed. A multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to analyze the occupational factors. Results Sex, age, education level, occupational type, job satisfaction, shift work, and occupational exposure were risk factors for depression, anxiety, and general fatigue. Furthermore, complete application of PPE decreased the risk of depression and anxiety than no application, but partial application of PPE increased the risk of depression and anxiety. Complete and partial application of PPE increased the risk of general fatigue. Conclusion This study demonstrated that occupational factors are associated with mental health. This suggests that it is necessary to improve the working environment so that PPE can be applied structurally or systematically to protect against hazardous occupational exposure.

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Excess Risk of Lung Cancer Among Agriculture and Construction Workers in Indonesia

Cited by 10 publications

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Respiratory Tract Cancer Incidences across Industry Groups: A Nationwide Cohort Study with More Than 70 Million Person-Years of Follow-Up

Respiratory Tract Cancer Incidences across Industry Groups: A Nationwide Cohort Study with More Than 70 Million Person-Years of Follow-Up

Lung cancer risk in relation to jobs held in a nationwide case–control study in Iran

Occupational Factors Associated With Workers’ Depression, Anxiety, and General Fatigue

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