Race, Occupation, and Lung Cancer: Detecting Disparities With Death Certificate Data

Birdsey, Jan; Alterman, Toni; Petersen, Martin R.

doi:10.1097/jom.0b013e318154c094

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“…Furthermore, those of other race/ethnicity may have selectively been assigned to busier fire stations. This is supported by studies of other industries that demonstrated that workers of other race/ethnicity may be more frequently exposed to occupational hazards than white workers [Birdsey et al, 2007]. These societally imposed conditions, as experienced by firefighters of other race/ethnicity, may lead to differential exposure to carcinogens or may heighten susceptibility to the effects of carcinogenic exposures.…”

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Risk of cancer among firefighters in California, 1988–2007

Tsai

Luckhaupt

Schumacher

et al. 2015

American J Industrial Med

114

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Background Most studies of firefighter cancer risks were conducted prior to 1990 and do not reflect risk from advances in building materials. Methods A case–control study using California Cancer Registry data (1988–2007) was conducted to evaluate the risk of cancer among firefighters, stratified by race. Results This study identified 3,996 male firefighters with cancer. Firefighters were found to have a significantly elevated risk for melanoma (odds ratio [OR]=1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4–2.1), multiple myeloma (OR 1.4; 95%CI 1.0–1.8), acute myeloid leukemia (OR 1.4; 95%CI 1.0–2.0), and cancers of the esophagus (OR 1.6;95%CI 1.2–2.1), prostate (OR 1.5; 95%CI 1.3–1.7), brain (OR 1.5; 95%CI 1.2–2.0), and kidney (OR 1.3; 95%CI 1.0–1.6). Conclusions In addition to observing cancer findings consistent with previous research, this study generated novel findings for firefighters with race/ethnicity other than white. It provides additional evidence to support the association between firefighting and several specific cancers.

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confidence: 75%

Risk of cancer among firefighters in California, 1988–2007

Tsai

Luckhaupt

Schumacher

et al. 2015

American J Industrial Med

114

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“…Second, it is becoming increasingly contingent. Previous reports highlight disparate health consequences among minority workers (Birdsey, Alterman, & Petersen, 2007; Friedman & Forst, 2008; Murray, 2003) and workers threatened with job insecurity (Ferrie et al, 2002; Quinlan & Bohle, 2009; Rugulies, Aust, Burr, & Bultmann, 2008). Latino day laborers, many being undocumented immigrants and contingently employed over long periods, are simultaneously confronted with extreme forms of stressors related to these characteristics.…”

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Stressors Among Latino Day Laborers

Castro

Voss²,

Ruppin³

et al. 2010

AAOHN J

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This pilot study evaluated the feasibility of conducting a research project focused on stressors and allostatic load (AL) among day laborers. A total of 30 Latino men were recruited from CASA Latina. a worker center in Seattle. Participants completed an interview and researchers measured six indicators of AL (body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, C-reactive protein, and cortisol). Percentages and mean scores were calculated for several self-reported stressors in work, economic, and social contexts and were compared between low and high AL groups. Overall, participants with high AL reported experiencing more stressors than those with low AL. Additionally, those with high AL generally reported being less healthy both physically and mentally. Findings suggest that Latino day laborers experience stressors that place them at risk for high AL. Also, a study of this nature is possible, but must be conducted with trust and collaboration between researchers and community partners.Occupational health risks for immigrant day laborers have received increasing attention in recent years (Buchanan, 2004;Cummings & Kreiss, 2008;Pransky et al., 2002;Seixas, Blecker, Camp, & Neitzel, 2008). Day labor is defined as temporary, informal work arrangements with employers lasting for short periods, typically one day at a time. Working on this contingent basis, day laborers are precariously employed and face job insecurity, low income, limited benefits and protections, and increased social and economic vulnerability (Benach & Muntaner, 2007;Tompa, Scott-Marshall, Dolinschi, Trevithick, & Bhattacharyya, 2007). Further, day labor is commonly associated with work involving high-risk job activities (e.g., construction, painting, landscaping, fishing, household moving, home renovation, warehousing, janitorial and cleaning work, and manufacturing) that can have serious workrelated injury and illness consequences (Pransky et al., 2002;Valenzuela, 1999). These jobs involve a variety of hazards (e.g., dangerous mechanized tools and equipment, high noise levels, falls from height, and exposure to chemicals and dust) and often lack appropriate controls, including the absence of personal protective equipment (PPE). Further, job opportunities (albeit temporary) for day laborers may fluctuate based on demand and season, resulting in extended periods of unemployment.Copyright © American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc.Address correspondence to A. B. de Castro, PhD, MSN/MPH, RN, University of Washington School of Nursing, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195-7263. butchdec@u.washington.edu.. The authors disclose that they have no significant financial interests in any product or class of products discussed directly or indirectly in this activity. NIH Public AccessAuthor Manuscript AAOHN J. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2010 October 26. NIH-PA Author ManuscriptLatino immigrants are a significant portion of the day labor work force and are increasingly hired for the most hazardous j...

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“…In 2007, Birdsey et al [93] focused on the possible correlation between race, occupation, and lung cancer, confirming these relationships. In fact, black men were at greater risk of lung cancer mortality than white men among 4668 bakers but not among 33,605 employees.…”

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Environmental Monitoring of PAHs Exposure, Biomarkers and Vital Status in Coke Oven Workers

Vimercati

Bisceglia

Cavone

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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A follow-up study of a cohort of workers from a coke plant compared with a control group from the same industrial area was conducted in 2019. The recruitment and environmental and biomarker measurements were performed during 1993/1994. The environmental concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), B(a)P, pyrene and nitro-PAH were measured. Personal data were collected via an individual semi-structured questionnaire by a trained physician. All biomarkers were measured after a specific blood drawing for every test. Significant risks (ORs) were observed for nitro-PAH (≥0.12 µg/m3) [OR = 7.96 (1.01–62.82)], urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHpy) (≥0.99 µmoles/moles of creatinine) [OR = 11.71 (1.47–92.90)], PAH DNA adducts (P32) (≥2.69 adducts/108 nucleotides) [OR = 5.46 (1.17–25.58)], total nitro-PAH hemoglobin adducts (≥161.68 fg/µg of Hb) [OR = 5.92 (1.26–27.86)], sister chromatid exchange (SCE) with TCR (≥377.84 SCE/cell chromosomes) [OR = 13.06 (3.95–93.10)], sister chromatid exchange with T (≥394.72 total SCE) [OR = 13.06 (3.95–93.10)], and sister chromatid exchange with X (≥8.19 mean SCE) [OR = 13.06 (3.95–93.10)]. Significant risk of death for all causes and chromosomal aberrations (48 h) (OR = 7.19 [1.19–43.44]) or micronuclei in culture at 48 h (OR = 3.86 [1.04–14.38]) were also found.

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Race, Occupation, and Lung Cancer: Detecting Disparities With Death Certificate Data

Abstract: Our findings corroborate a previously demonstrated association among exposure to carcinogenic coke oven emissions, race, and lung cancer mortality, and support the use of death certificate data to help identify occupations with racial disparities in lung cancer mortality.

Cited by 7 publications

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Risk of cancer among firefighters in California, 1988–2007

Risk of cancer among firefighters in California, 1988–2007

Stressors Among Latino Day Laborers

Environmental Monitoring of PAHs Exposure, Biomarkers and Vital Status in Coke Oven Workers

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