Occupational risk of lung cancer among lifetime non-smoking women in Shanghai, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Occupational lung carcinogens have been primarily studied in men. The aim of this study was to investigate occupational lung cancer risk in a cohort of Chinese non-smoking women.

Methods

In 1996-2000, 71 067 non-smoking women who had held a job outside the home were interviewed for the prospective Shanghai Women's Health Study in China. Exposure to lung carcinogens was assessed by matching occupation and industry titles from lifetime occupational histories with lists of jobs identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer to have potential exposure to: (1) known (A-list); or (2) suspected (B-list) carcinogens. In addition, similar occupational titles were grouped independent of the a priori defined lists. Relative risks (RRs) were calculated using Co

SUBMITTER: Pronk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3007593 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature