Occupation and prostate Cancer risk: results from the epidemiological study of prostate cancer (EPICAP).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequent male cancer in industrialized countries, little is known about its aetiology. The literature has suggested an influence of the environment, including occupational exposures, but results are inconsistent. In this context, we investigated PCa risk associated to employment among several occupations using data from EPICAP study.

Methods

EPICAP is a French population-based case-control study including 819 PCa incident cases and 879 controls frequency-matched on age. In-person interviews gathered data on potential risk factors and lifetime occupational histories for each job held at least 6 months. Then, occupations were coded using ISCO 68. Unconditional logistic regressions were performed to assess the association be

SUBMITTER: Bijoux W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8819870 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature