Mortality among Dust-Exposed Chinese Mine and Pottery Workers

Chen, J; McLaughlin, Joseph K.; Zhang, J Y; Stone, B. J.; Luo, Jie; Chen, R A; Dosemeci, Mustafa; Rexing, S H; Z, Wu; Hearl, Frank J.

doi:10.1097/00043764-199203000-00017

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“…Some studies have found no excess neoplasmrelated mortality among silicosis patients and workers exposed to dust1, 3,4,8,12). It may be that high mortality from pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis and other respiratory diseases competes with cancer mortality, meaning that patients with severe silicosis could die prematurely from pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis and other respiratory diseases before any cancer occurs.…”

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A Prospective Study on Mortality among Japanese Coal Miners.

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We conducted a prospective study to clarify mortality patterns among Japanese coal miners in a former coal mining area. Subjects included 1,796 coal miners and 4,022 non-coal-miners, who were identified by a mail survey between 1987 and 1989, and then followed up from the date of the survey to April 30th, 1994. We applied Cox's proportional hazards model to compare the mortalities between coal miners and non-coal-miners. Among the coal miners, significantly high risk ratios were observed in all causes of death (risk ratio = 1.4, p < 0.05) and all malignant neoplasms (risk ratio = 1.5, p < 0.05). Risk ratios for all causes of death and all malignant neoplasms also rose with the length of experience in coal mining. Analysis of the results for sites of cancer showed that coal miners had high risk ratios for stomach cancer (risk ratio = 1.6), liver cancer (risk ratio = 1.4) and lung cancer (risk ratio = 1.6), though these ratios were not statistically significant. When the risk ratio for lung cancer was analyzed according to the length of experience in coal mining, coal miners with at least 15 years' experience had a significantly high risk ratio (risk ratio = 2.4, p < 0.05), though coal miners with less than 15 years' experience had almost the same risk as non-coal-miners.

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A Prospective Study on Mortality among Japanese Coal Miners.

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“…The program addresses miners' health, lung function in workers with various exposures, and neurotoxic effects of organophosphate insecticides. United States collaboration include studies of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), for example, on workers exposed to benzene and silica dust (19)(20)(21)(22)(23), and studies of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Mexico, Bolivia, and Colombia (24)(25)(26). NIOSH has recently developed occupational health and safety agreements with Mexico, Vietnam, and South Africa.…”

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“…Significant increases in mortality from nonmalignant respiratory disease (a broad category that can include silicosis and other pneumoconioses, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, and other related respiratory conditions) have been reported for silica-exposed workers [Checkoway et al , 1993Chen et al 1992;Cherry et al 1998;Brown et al 1986;Costello and Graham 1988;Costello et al 1995;Costello 1983;Steenland and Brown 1995b;Steenland and Beaumont 1986;Thomas and Stewart 1987;Thomas 1990] and silicotics Brown et al 1997;.…”

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