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Occupational bladder cancer mortality among racial and ethnic minorities in 21 states
Author(s) -
Schulz Mark R.,
Loomis Dana
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1097-0274(200007)38:1<90::aid-ajim10>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - medicine , ethnic group , death certificate , bladder cancer , demography , occupational cancer , cancer , race (biology) , gerontology , cause of death , botany , disease , sociology , anthropology , biology
Background Occupational bladder cancer mortality among minority racial/ethnic groups is not well described compared to occupational bladder cancer mortality among non‐minority males in the United States. Methods Race/ethnicity‐ and sex‐specific bladder cancer mortality (1985–1992) of workers employed in 21 states was examined using a proportionate mortality study design. Mortality of specific racial/ethnic/occupational groups was compared separately with workers in the specific occupation and with members of the specific racial/ethnic group. Results This study identified elevated bladder cancer mortality among African American males and females and Latino males in several occupational groups with exposure to suspected bladder carcinogens as well as among Asian males in sales (PMR = 2.13) and Asian females in the personal services industry (PMR = 5.25; CI: 1.64–16.75). Conclusions Surveillance of occupational cancer risks among racial/ethnic minorities using regularly available death certificate data is facilitated when states code both usual occupation/industry and race/ethnicity. Am. J. Ind. Med. 38:90–98, 2000. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.