Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
Occupation and cancer - European Trade Union Institute (ETUI)
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Table of contents: <strong>Occupation</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>cancer</strong> follow-up of 15<br />
million people in five Nordic countries<br />
Section Page<br />
Abstract 646<br />
Introduction 647<br />
The Nordic countries 648<br />
Climate 649<br />
Population 649<br />
Culture 650<br />
Industry 650<br />
Living conditions 651<br />
Food consumption 651<br />
Alcohol consumption 652<br />
Tobacco use 652<br />
Health <strong>and</strong> health care 653<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong>al history of the study population 654<br />
Materials <strong>and</strong> methods 656<br />
Study population 656<br />
Economic activity 656<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong> 656<br />
Follow-up for <strong>cancer</strong> incidence 657<br />
Combined <strong>cancer</strong> incidence 657<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ardised incidence ratio 658<br />
Method of presentation 658<br />
RESULTS: <strong>cancer</strong> incidence by <strong>cancer</strong> site 658<br />
Lip <strong>cancer</strong> 658<br />
Tongue <strong>cancer</strong> 659<br />
Cancer of the salivary gl<strong>and</strong>s 662<br />
Cancer of the oral cavity 662<br />
Pharyngeal <strong>cancer</strong> 667<br />
Oesophageal <strong>cancer</strong> 672<br />
Stomach <strong>cancer</strong> 672<br />
Small intestine 673<br />
Colon <strong>cancer</strong> 678<br />
Rectal <strong>cancer</strong> 678<br />
Liver <strong>cancer</strong> 681<br />
Cancer of the gallbladder <strong>and</strong> biliary tract 686<br />
Cancer of the pancreas 691<br />
Cancer of the nose <strong>and</strong> nasal sinuses 691<br />
Laryngeal <strong>cancer</strong> 694<br />
Lung <strong>cancer</strong> 699<br />
Mesothelioma in pleura/peritoneum 703<br />
Breast Cancer 703<br />
Cervical <strong>cancer</strong> 706<br />
Corpus uteri-endometrial <strong>cancer</strong> 708<br />
Choriocarcinoma 708<br />
Ovarian <strong>cancer</strong> 712<br />
Fallopian tube <strong>cancer</strong>s 712<br />
Table of contents: (Continued)<br />
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Cancer of the vulva 715<br />
Vaginal <strong>cancer</strong> 715<br />
Prostate <strong>cancer</strong> 715<br />
Testicular <strong>cancer</strong> 718<br />
Penile <strong>cancer</strong> 721<br />
Cancer of kidney <strong>and</strong> renal pelvis 721<br />
Bladder <strong>cancer</strong> 723<br />
Skin melanoma 728<br />
Non-melanoma skin <strong>cancer</strong> 729<br />
Eye <strong>cancer</strong> 734<br />
Brain <strong>cancer</strong> 735<br />
Thyroid <strong>cancer</strong> 740<br />
Cancers of other endocrine gl<strong>and</strong>s 743<br />
Gl<strong>and</strong>ula suprarenalis 743<br />
Gl<strong>and</strong>ula parathyrioeda 743<br />
Thymus 743<br />
Hypophysis 743<br />
Corpus pineale 743<br />
Bone <strong>cancer</strong> 743<br />
Soft tissue <strong>cancer</strong> 744<br />
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 749<br />
Hodgkin lymphoma 752<br />
Multiple myeloma 752<br />
Leukaemia 757<br />
Mycosis fungoides 760<br />
Other <strong>and</strong> unknown <strong>cancer</strong> sites 760<br />
All <strong>cancer</strong> sites combined 760<br />
Discussion 765<br />
Validity of census occupation 765<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong>al mobility 768<br />
Validity of <strong>cancer</strong> incidence data 770<br />
Accuracy of linkage <strong>and</strong> person-year calculation 771<br />
Statistical significance 771<br />
Selection of reference rates 771<br />
General life style factors 772<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong> <strong>and</strong> tobacco smoking 772<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong> <strong>and</strong> alcohol consumption 776<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong> <strong>and</strong> dietary habits 776<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong>, body fatness <strong>and</strong> physical activity 778<br />
<strong>Occupation</strong> <strong>and</strong> reproductive pattern 778<br />
Socially discriminating <strong>cancer</strong>s 779<br />
Economic inactive persons 782<br />
Conclusions 783<br />
References 784<br />
Appendix tables 791
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