Estimating the incidence of lung cancer attributable to occupational exposure in Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to estimate the fraction of lung cancer incidence in Iran attributed to occupational exposures to the well-established lung cancer carcinogens, including silica, cadmium, nickel, arsenic, chromium, diesel fumes, beryllium, and asbestos.

Methods

Nationwide exposure to each of the mentioned carcinogens was estimated using workforce data from the Iranian population census of 1995, available from the International Labor Organization (ILO) website. The prevalence of exposure to carcinogens in each industry was estimated using exposure data from the CAREX (CARcinogen EXposure) database, an international occupational carcinogen information system kept and maintained by the European Union. The magnitude of the relative risk of lung cancer for each

SUBMITTER: Mosavi-Jarrahi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2689160 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature