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Occupational risks of thyroid cancer: Data from the swedish cancer‐environment register, 1961‐1979
Author(s) -
Carstensen John M.,
Wingren Gun,
Hatschek Thomas,
Fredriksson Mats,
NoorlindBrage Helle,
Axelson Olav
Publication year - 1990
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/ajim.4700180503
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer registry , thyroid cancer , incidence (geometry) , census , demography , cancer , environmental health , record linkage , population , cancer incidence , gynecology , physics , sociology , optics
Using data from a record‐linkage between the Swedish population census of 1960 and the Swedish Cancer Registry, we performed an explorative, hypothesis‐generating analysis of the incidence of thyroid cancer in 208 occupations and 231 industries. Relative risks were computed with adjustment for age, period of follow‐up, and geographic region. A total of 1,230 male and 2,937 female cases of thyroid cancer were reported during 1961‐1979 among individuals aged 20‐69 years in 1960. As a group, male blue‐collar workers had a lower reported incidence than other men. Significantly elevated risks were seen among drivers, pharmacists, workers in the canning and preserving industry, workers in the petroleum industry, and among X‐ray operators and laboratory assistants. Horticulture workers, painters in the construction industry, and unskilled manual workers showed decreased risks.