Document Detail


Occupational chlorophenol exposure and soft tissue sarcoma risk among men aged 30-60 years.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9778176     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To evaluate the association of chlorophenol exposure with soft tissue sarcoma risk independent of phenoxyherbicide exposure, the authors analyzed data from the Selected Cancers Study, a population-based case-control study that included 295 male soft tissue sarcoma cases, aged 32-60 years, from eight population-based cancer registries and 1,908 male controls. Chlorophenol exposure was assigned using both an intensity and a confidence estimate by an industrial hygienist based on verbatim job descriptions. Seventeen percent of the jobs rated as high intensity involved wood preservation, while 82% involved cutting oils. Soft tissue sarcoma risk, modeled using conditional logistic regression, was significantly associated with ever having high-intensity chlorophenol exposure (odds ratio = 1.79, 95% confidence interval 1.10-2.88). A duration-response trend was evident among more highly exposed subjects (p for trend < 0.0001). For subjects with 10 or more years of substantial exposure, the odds ratio was 7.78 (95% confidence interval 2.46-24.65). These results suggest that chlorophenol exposure independent of phenoxyherbicides may increase the risk of soft tissue sarcoma. Because of the large number of machinists in the exposed group and the complex composition of cutting fluids, it is possible that another exposure involved in machining is responsible for the observed excess risk.
Authors:
J A Hoppin; P E Tolbert; R F Herrick; D S Freedman; B D Ragsdale; K R Horvat; E A Brann
Related Documents :
15986116 - Risk of non-hodgkin lymphoma associated with occupational exposure to solvents, metals,...
21680856 - Ultrasound assessment of the vertebral level of the intercristal line in pregnancy.
15713336 - Low-level methylmercury exposure as a risk factor for neurologic abnormalities in adults.
12512246 - An approximate bayesian risk-analysis for the gastro-intestinal safety of ibuprofen.
18559566 - Serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor and insulin-like growth factor bindi...
11511976 - Paraoxonase promoter polymorphism t(-107)c and relative paraoxonase deficiency as deter...
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of epidemiology     Volume:  148     ISSN:  0002-9262     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Epidemiol.     Publication Date:  1998 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-10-27     Completed Date:  1998-10-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7910653     Medline TA:  Am J Epidemiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  693-703     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Chlorophenols / adverse effects*
Herbicides / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure*
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sarcoma / epidemiology*,  etiology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / epidemiology*,  etiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
1R29CA63622-01A1/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Chlorophenols; 0/Herbicides

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Reproductive risk factors for breast cancer in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women: the New Mexico...
Next Document:  Drinking water mutagenicity and urinary tract cancers: a population-based case-control study in Finl...