Gastric cancer and coal mine dust exposure. A case-control study

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19831001)52:7<1346::AID-CNCR2820520734>3.0.CO;2-Y· OSTI ID:5652719

Ames, R G

Based on evidence that coal miners have elevated gastric cancer mortality rates, a case-control study was developed to assess the gastric cancer risk of coal mine dust exposure. Forty-six cases of US white male gastric cancer deaths from NIOSH coal miner cohorts were individually matched by age to controls. From these data we show that a statistically elevated gastric cancer risk exists for miners who have prolonged exposure to coal mine dust and prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke. Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, a disease defined in terms of coal dust deposition in the lungs, was not found to be a gastric cancer risk.

• Research Organization: Appalachian Laboratory for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
• OSTI ID: 5652719
• Journal Information: Cancer (Philadelphia); (United States), Vol. 52:7
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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