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Tumors of the urinary bladder in painters: A case‐control study
Author(s) -
Myslak Zdislaw W.,
Bolt Hermann M.,
Brockmann Winfried
Publication year - 1991
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.4700190604
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder tumor , urinary bladder , benzidine , risk factor , urology , urinary system , painting , pathology , bladder cancer , cancer , art history , art , biochemistry , chemistry
In a case‐control study, 403 male patients with a diagnosis of “bladder tumor” and (as controls) 426 patients suffering from prostate disease were investigated. The results of this study indicate that past employment as a painter was associated with an excess risk of bladder tumor. The relative risk of bladder tumor estimated for painters was 2.76. The possible role of benzidine‐based azodyes (or azodyes based on substituted benzidines) as a carcinogenic risk factor for painters is discussed.