TY - JOUR
T1 - Sugarcane exposure and the risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma
AU - Brooks, Stuart M.
AU - Stockwell, Heather G.
AU - Pinkham, Patricia A.
AU - Armstrong, Adam W.
AU - Witter, Douglas A.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - A case-control study was conducted of the risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma from environmental and occupational exposures associated with sugarcane production. A slight, not statistically significant, excess risk of lung cancer was observed among participants who reported working in the sugarcane industry (odds ratio 1.8, 95% confidence interval 0.5-7.5). No increased risk was observed among our population, associated with living near sugarcane growing areas. Little difference was observed between cases and controls in years employed in the industry or jobs performed. Only one mesothelioma case and no controls reported working in the sugarcane industry.
AB - A case-control study was conducted of the risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma from environmental and occupational exposures associated with sugarcane production. A slight, not statistically significant, excess risk of lung cancer was observed among participants who reported working in the sugarcane industry (odds ratio 1.8, 95% confidence interval 0.5-7.5). No increased risk was observed among our population, associated with living near sugarcane growing areas. Little difference was observed between cases and controls in years employed in the industry or jobs performed. Only one mesothelioma case and no controls reported working in the sugarcane industry.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0013-9351(05)80215-4
DO - 10.1016/S0013-9351(05)80215-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 1511673
AN - SCOPUS:0026774765
SN - 0013-9351
VL - 58
SP - 195
EP - 203
JO - Environmental Research
JF - Environmental Research
IS - 1-2
ER -