Occupational exposures and risks of liver cancer among Shanghai female textile workers—a case–cohort study | Zendy

ChinKuo Chang | Zendy; George Astrakianakis | Zendy; David B. Thomas | Zendy; Noah S Seixas | Zendy; Roberta M. Ray | Zendy; Dao Li Gao | Zendy; Karen J. Wernli | Zendy; E. Dawn Fitzgibbons | Zendy; Thomas L. Vaughan | Zendy; Harvey Checkoway | Zendy

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Occupational exposures and risks of liver cancer among Shanghai female textile workers—a case–cohort study

Author(s) -

ChinKuo Chang,

George Astrakianakis,

David B. Thomas,

Noah S Seixas,

Roberta M. Ray,

Dao Li Gao,

Karen J. Wernli,

E. Dawn Fitzgibbons,

Thomas L. Vaughan,

Harvey Checkoway

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyi282

Subject(s) - cohort , medicine , environmental health , cohort study , occupational exposure , textile , cancer , demography , geography , sociology , archaeology

Liver cancer is the fifth most frequent malignancy worldwide. Viral hepatitis B and C, alcohol, and aflatoxin are the major established risk factors. Little is known about the aetiological contributions of occupational exposures, as previous occupational epidemiological studies of liver cancer suggest few agent-specific associations. We investigated associations of occupational exposures to dusts and chemicals in a cohort of female textile workers.

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