TY - JOUR
T1 - Occupational Risk Factors for Laryngeal Cancer on the Texas Gulf Coast
AU - Brown, Linda Morris
AU - Mason, Thomas J.
AU - Pickle, Linda Williams
AU - Stewart, Patricia A.
AU - Buffler, Patricia A.
AU - Burau, Keith
AU - Ziegler, Regina G.
AU - Fraumeni, Joseph F.
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - Analyses are reported from a case-control interview study of incident laryngeal cancer on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Study subjects were 183 white men with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and 250 frequency matched controls. Occupational exposures were examined controlling for potential confounding by cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Significantly elevated risks were seen for men employed in the public services industry (transportation, communication, utilities, sanitary service; relative risk (RR), 1.6]; in metal fabricating (RR, 2.1), construction (RR, 1.7), and maintenance (RR, 2.7) occupations; and for workers potentially exposed to paint (RR, 1.8) and diesel or gasoline fumes (RR, 1.5). Elevated risks of border-line significance were seen for men employed as woodworkers/furniture makers (RR, 8.1) and for those with occupational exposure to asbestos (RR, 1.5). When asbestos was categorized by intensity of exposure, a significant positive gradient was found.
AB - Analyses are reported from a case-control interview study of incident laryngeal cancer on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Study subjects were 183 white men with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and 250 frequency matched controls. Occupational exposures were examined controlling for potential confounding by cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Significantly elevated risks were seen for men employed in the public services industry (transportation, communication, utilities, sanitary service; relative risk (RR), 1.6]; in metal fabricating (RR, 2.1), construction (RR, 1.7), and maintenance (RR, 2.7) occupations; and for workers potentially exposed to paint (RR, 1.8) and diesel or gasoline fumes (RR, 1.5). Elevated risks of border-line significance were seen for men employed as woodworkers/furniture makers (RR, 8.1) and for those with occupational exposure to asbestos (RR, 1.5). When asbestos was categorized by intensity of exposure, a significant positive gradient was found.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 3349470
AN - SCOPUS:0023941596
SN - 0008-5472
VL - 48
SP - 1960
EP - 1964
JO - Cancer Research
JF - Cancer Research
IS - 7
ER -