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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-4-14
pubmed:abstractText
A Canadian case-control study explored the etiology of thyroid cancer, including occupational exposure. Analysis of job history from 1272 thyroid cancer patients and 2666 controls revealed statistically significant risks among the following occupations: Wood Processing, Pulp and Papermaking (odds ratio [OR] = 2.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.11-5.83); Sales and Service (OR = 1.26, 95% CI = 1.05-1.52); and Clerical (OR = 0.81, 95% CI = 0.67-0.97). ORs were adjusted for age, sex, province, cigarette smoking, education, self-reported exposure to radiation at work, and duration of employment. Exposure to ionizing radiation or electromagnetic fields at work (inferred from job histories) did not affect risk, nor did socioeconomic status, measured by education, income, or occupational prestige. Possible explanations for the results and further investigations are discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1076-2752
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
318-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Canada, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Case-Control Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Confidence Intervals, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Occupational Exposure, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Occupations, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Odds Ratio, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Risk Assessment, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Socioeconomic Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10738710-Thyroid Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Is occupation a risk factor for thyroid cancer? Canadian Cancer Registries Epidemiology Research Group.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Epidemiology, Prevention and Screening, Alberta Cancer Board, Edmonton, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't