| Mortality from brain tumor and other causes in a cohort of petrochemical workers. | |
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PMID: 6571925 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To evaluate a suspected excess of deaths due to brain tumor (BT) among petrochemical workers, a retrospective cohort mortality study was conducted among 7,595 men ever employed at a plant in Texas City, Texas, between 1941 and 1977. Among hourly employees, overall mortality was lower than expected from U.S. national rates [standardized mortality ratio (SMR) = 79]. However, 19 BT deaths (International Classification of Diseases, seventh revision, codes 193, 223, and 237) among hourly employees were observed as against 9.6 expected (SMR = 198), and with extension of the analysis to include BT deaths occurring in 1978 and 1979, 22 deaths were observed versus 10.7 expected (SMR = 206). Fifteen years or more after being hired, 19 of these workers died from BT versus 7.2 expected (SMR = 263), and the standardized mortality ratios increased with duration of employment to 377 for hourly workers who had worked over 20 years. Although nonoccupational etiologies cannot be dismissed, these data suggest an occupational etiology for certain BT deaths in petrochemical workers. |
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Authors:
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R J Waxweiler; V Alexander; S S Leffingwell; M Haring; J W Lloyd |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the National Cancer Institute Volume: 70 ISSN: 0027-8874 ISO Abbreviation: J. Natl. Cancer Inst. Publication Date: 1983 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1983-03-11 Completed Date: 1983-03-11 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503089 Medline TA: J Natl Cancer Inst Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 75-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Brain Neoplasms
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mortality* Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality Continental Population Groups Female Humans Male Mortality* Neoplasms / mortality* Occupational Diseases / mortality Occupations* Petroleum* Risk Texas |
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0/Petroleum |
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