Lung cancer and occupation: A new zealand cancer registry‐based case–control study

• DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20906
• Publication Date: 2010-10-18T18:14:19Z
• Authors: Marine Corbin; David McLean; Andrea 't Mannetje; Evan Dryson; Chris Walls; Fiona McKenzie; Milena Maule; Soo Cheng; Chris Cunningham; Hans Kromhout; Aaron Blair; Neil Pearce
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Lung Neoplasms; Food Handling; Risk Assessment; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; Risk Factors; Occupational Exposure; Confidence Intervals; Odds Ratio; Humans; Registries; Aged; Bayes Theorem; Middle Aged; 3. Good health; Occupational Diseases; Logistic Models; Metals; Case-Control Studies; Female; New Zealand

Abstract Background There are many proven and suspected occupational causes of lung cancer, which will become relatively more important over time, as smoking prevalence decreases. Methods We interviewed 457 cases aged 20–75 years notified to the New Zealand Cancer Registry during 2007–2008, 792 population controls. collected information on demographic details, potential confounders, employment history. Associations were estimated using logistic regression adjusted for gender, age, ethnicity, smoking, socio‐economic status. Results Among occupations a priori interest, elevated odds ratios (ORs) observed sawmill, wood panel related wood‐processing plant operators (OR 4.63; 95% CI 1.05–20.29), butchers 8.77, 1.06–72.55), rubber plastics products machine (4.27; 1.16–15.66), heavy truck drivers (2.24; 1.19–4.21) workers in petroleum, coal, chemical associated product manufacturing (1.80; 1.11–2.90); non‐significantly risks also loggers (4.67; 0.81–27.03), welders flame‐cutters (2.50; 0.86–7.25), pressers (5.74; 0.96–34.42), electric electronic equipment assemblers (3.61; 0.96–13.57). Several industries not interest showed increased risks, including nursing associate professionals (5.45; 2.29–12.99), enrolled nurses (7.95; 3.10–20.42), care givers (3.47; 1.40–8.59), (1.61; 1.20–2.16), stationary (1.67; 1.22–2.28), food processing (1.98; 1.23–3.19), laborers elementary service (1.45; 1.05–2.00), (1.34; 1.02–1.77), car retailing (3.08; 1.36–6.94), road freight transport (3.02; 1.45–6.27). Conclusions Certain have cancer Zealand, workers, metal meat textile drivers. Am. J. Ind. Med. 54:89–101, 2011. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.