Association between occupational exposures and sarcoma incidence and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sarcomas are a rare and heterogeneous group of tumors originating from mesenchymal or connective tissue. They represent less than 1% of all adult cancers. The etiology and epidemiology of sarcomas remain understudied and poorly understood. The main objective of our study was to systematically assess the association between various occupational exposures and risk of sarcomas.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature search using the PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE and Cochrane databases to identify relevant cohort and case-control studies. A meta-analysis method was applied on the incidence and mortality outcomes where the estimate with 95% confidence interval (CI) was obtained.

Results

We included a total of 50 publications in our systematic review and 35 in met

SUBMITTER: Edwards D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8364027 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature