Mortality study of beryllium industry workers' occupational lung cancer
Journal Article
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· Environ. Res.; (United States)
A cohort of 3685 white males employed during 1937 to 1948 in two major industries manufacturing beryllium was followed to the end of 1976 to evaluate lung cancer mortality experience. Lung cancer mortality among beryllium-exposed workers was contrasted with that of workers employed in the viscose rayon industry. Study results demonstrated that lung cancer mortality among berylliumm-exposed workers was significantly greater than that expected on the basis of lung cancer mortality experience of workers in the viscose rayon industry having similar employment patterns. The results of the present study are consistent with earlier animal bioassay studies and recent epidemiologic studies indicating that beryllium is carcinogenic. The results of the present study are not consistent with speculation attributing the excessive lung cancer mortality among beryllium-exposed workers to personal characteristics of individuals having unstable employment patterns.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA
- OSTI ID:
- 5482387
- Journal Information:
- Environ. Res.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Res.; (United States) Vol. 21:1; ISSN ENVRA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
550600 -- Medicine
560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AGE GROUPS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERYLLIUM
BIOASSAY
BODY
CARCINOGENESIS
CARCINOMAS
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DISEASES
ELEMENTS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
LUNGS
METALS
MORTALITY
NEOPLASMS
NUMERICAL DATA
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
ORGANS
PATHOGENESIS
PERSONNEL
POPULATIONS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
TABLES
560306* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Man-- (-1987)
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AGE GROUPS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
BERYLLIUM
BIOASSAY
BODY
CARCINOGENESIS
CARCINOMAS
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DISEASES
ELEMENTS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
LUNGS
METALS
MORTALITY
NEOPLASMS
NUMERICAL DATA
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
ORGANS
PATHOGENESIS
PERSONNEL
POPULATIONS
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
TABLES