Cancer mortality and sectors of employment: a cohort study in Italy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer is a multifactorial disease. The large impact of occupational exposure on the burden of cancer continues to be a paramount public health concern that deserves more attention. The study aims to evaluate cancer-specific mortality risk in relation to sectors of employment.

Methods

We used a cohort from the Rome Longitudinal Study (ROL) and linked it with the National Social Insurance Agency (INPS) database to obtain working histories. We considered the longest duration of employment in a sector as a proxy of exposure, and insurance activities as the reference category. A Cox regression adjusted model was used to examine the associations between cancer-specific causes of death and the sector of employment in men and women. A similar analysis was performed consi

SUBMITTER: Massari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11796278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature