Mortality Among Rubber Workers; Relationship to Specific Jobs

McMichael, Anthony J.; Spirtas, Robert; Gamble, John F.; Tousey, P M

doi:10.1097/00043764-197603000-00012

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“…Some epidemiologic studies have found elevated prostate cancer in occupations with probable PAH exposure such as the rubber industry (19), foundry industry (20), or firefighting (21). Houten et a1 (22) found a relationship between the occupation of mechanic and prostate cancer.…”

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Association between diesel exposure at work and prostate cancer

Seidler¹,

Heiskel²,

Bickeböller³

et al. 1998

Scand J Work Environ Health

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Seidler A, Heiskel H, Bickeboller R, Elsner G. Association between diesel exposure at work and prostate cancer.Scand J Work Environ Health 1 998;24(6):486-494. ObjectivesThe possible etiologic relevance of occupational factors such as cadmium, cutting oils, diesel fuel and fumes, herbicides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), polychlorinated biphenyls, soot, tar, mineral oil, and solvents to prostate cancer was studied. Methods A case-referent study design was used to recruit 192 subjects with histologically confirmed prostate cancer and 210 referents who had prostate cancer histologically excluded either in orie of two urologic practices (Hamburg and Frankfurt) or in the urological policliilic of the Frankfurt University. Data were gathered with a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using logistic regression to control for age, region, and cigarette smoking. A job-exposure matrix was used for assigning exposure. For the calculation of dose-years, the duration of contact with specific substa~lces was weighted by the intensity and probability of exposure according to a jobexposure matrix. Results The analysis of dose-years yielded a statistically significant association between occupational exposure to diesel fuel or fumes and prostate cancer (odds ratio 3.7,95% confidence interval 1.4-9.8, for subjects exposed to more than 25 dose-years in a co~npa~ison with subjects never exposed). For the other substances, no statistically significant differences in exposure were found between the cases and referents. When only jobs with a high exposurc probability were used to classify the participants as exposed, only exposure to PAH was significantly associated with prostate cancer. Conclusions In keeping with results from other studies, this study provides further evidence that exposure to diesel fuel or furnes -possibly mediated through PAH -may be associated with the developmeat of prostate cancer.

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Association between diesel exposure at work and prostate cancer

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Bickeböller³

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“…4 aromatic amines, such as among rubber workers in Great Britain and among dyers in the textile industry. Increased risks have also been reported among hair dyers, machinists, and truck drivers (4,7,18,21,23).…”

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The Copenhagen case-referent study on bladder cancer. Risks among drivers, painters and certain other occupations.

Jensen¹,

Wahrendorf²,

Knudsen³

et al. 1987

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The Copenhagen case-referent study on bladder cancer: Risks among drivers, painters and certain other occupations. Scand J Work Environ Health 13 (1987) 129-134. Occupational risk of bladder cancer (including papilloma) was investigated as part of a case-referent study in Copenhagen. Occupational histories were obtained on 389 cases and 790 referents drawn at random from the general population of the study area. When persons with missing information were excluded, a total of 371 cases (280 men, 91 women) and 771 referents (577 men, 194 women) were left for analysis. After adjustment for tobacco smoking, age, and sex, significantly increased relative risks were observed for occupation in land transport, in particular bus, taxi, or truck driving. A statistically significant trend was seen with duration of employment in these trades. Based on a logistic regression analysis, a relative risk (RR) of 1.3 was determined for 10 years of employment in the trade. An association was also found for employment in trades undertaking painting (RR = 1.4 for 10 years' employment), and a significant trend emerged for duration of employment. A positive association with employment in the textile and leather industry disappeared after adjustment for tobacco smoking, and no association with duration of employment emerged. No association was found with employment in the chemical, rubber, iron and metal industries or in health services.

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“…A third study by McMichael et al (35) in 1976 involving the same cohort of rubber workers previously reported (36,37), indicated that mortality from lymphatic leukemia was also very strongly associated with working in the synthetic plants, a place where NIOSH has been unable to identify benzene-·l'elated exposures. The synthetic plant is essentially a chemical plant making synthetic rubber as styrene-butadiene and neoprene products.…”

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“…It was r,ecognized that, because no distinction was made in this evaluation between different groups of workers having different work experiences, a "dilution effect" could occur. A second phase of the study (35,37) compared different groups of rubber workers. McMichael etal.…”

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Benzene--attempts to establish a lower exposure standard in the United States. A review.

Zenz¹

1978

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Mortality Among Rubber Workers; Relationship to Specific Jobs

Cited by 148 publications

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Association between diesel exposure at work and prostate cancer

Association between diesel exposure at work and prostate cancer

The Copenhagen case-referent study on bladder cancer. Risks among drivers, painters and certain other occupations.

Benzene--attempts to establish a lower exposure standard in the United States. A review.

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