Occupational exposure to ultrafine particles and lung cancer in a population exposed to asbestos.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ultrafine particles are present in ever greater quantities in the workplace and only one epidemiological study to date has found an association with the occurrence of lung cancer.

Objective

To investigate the effect of occupational exposure to ultrafine particles on the risk of lung cancer.

Methods

The ARDCO is a surveillance program involving retiree workers who had been exposed to asbestos during their working life. Exposure to ultrafine particles over the complete lifetime occupational history was assessed using the French job exposure matrix MATPUF. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).

Results

There was no association between exposure to ultrafine particles and lung cancer

SUBMITTER: Rostello C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11863659 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature