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Biliary tract cancers among textile and other workers in Shanghai, China
Author(s) -
Chow WongHo,
Ji BuTian,
Dosemeci Mustafa,
McLaughlin Joseph K.,
Gao YuTang,
Fraumeni Joseph F.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199607)30:1<36::aid-ajim6>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - medicine , biliary tract cancer , china , occupational exposure , biliary tract , environmental health , cancer , political science , law , gemcitabine
Using occupational data for more than 500 patients with cancers of the biliary tract (CBT) diagnosed between 1980 and 1984 in Shanghai, and employment information from the 1982 census for the Shanghai population, the associations between CBT and occupational categories were examined by standardized incidence ratios (SIR). Compared to the general population, risk was elevated by nearly 40% among textile workers (SIR for women = 137, 95% CI = 106–175 and SIR for men = 137, 95% CI = 76–217), consistent with other investigations linking CBT to textile work. Increased risks were observed also among waiters/waitresses, male sanitation personnel and chemical workers, and female janitor and similar workers. Although causal inferences cannot be firmly drawn, our findings add to the limited evidence linking CBT to occupational exposures, especially in the textile industry. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.