Lung cancer incidence among world trade center rescue and recovery workers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many World Trade Center disaster (WTC) rescue and recovery workers (WTC RRWV) were exposed to toxic inhalable particles. The impact of WTC exposures on lung cancer risk is unclear.

Methods

Data from the WTC Health Program General Responders Cohort (WTCGRC) were linked to health information from a large New York City health system to identify incident lung cancer cases. Incidence rates for lung cancer were then calculated. As a comparison group, we created a microsimulation model that generated expected lung cancer incidence rates for a WTC- and occupationally-unexposed cohort with similar characteristics. We also fitted a Poisson regression model to determine specific lung cancer risk factors for WTC RRWV.

Results

The incidence of lung cancer for WTC RRWV w

SUBMITTER: Sigel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9385594 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature