TY - JOUR
T1 - Occupational risk for oral cancer in nordic countries
AU - Tarvainen, Laura
AU - Suojanen, Juho
AU - Kyyronen, Pentti
AU - Lindqvist, Christian
AU - Ivar Martinsen, Jan
AU - Kjaerheim, Kristina
AU - Lynge, Elsebeth
AU - Sparen, Par
AU - Tryggvadottir, Laufey
AU - Weiderpass, Elisabete
AU - Pukkala, Eero
PY - 2017/6
Y1 - 2017/6
N2 - Aim: To evaluate occupational risk for cancer of the tongue, oral cavity or pharynx after adjustment for alcohol and tobacco use. Materials and Methods: The data covered 14.9 million people and 28,623 cases of cancer of the tongue, oral cavity and pharynx in the Nordic countries 1961-2005. Alcohol consumption by occupation was estimated based on mortality from liver cirrhosis and incidence of liver cancer. Smoking by occupation was estimated based on the incidence of lung cancer. Results: Only few occupations had relative risks of over 1.5 for cancer of the tongue, oral cavity and pharynx. These occupations included dentists, artistic workers, hairdressers, journalists, cooks and stewards, seamen and waiters. Conclusion: Several occupational categories, including dentists, had an increased relative risk of tongue cancer. This new finding remains to be explained but could be related to occupational chemical exposures, increased consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, or infection with human papilloma virus.
AB - Aim: To evaluate occupational risk for cancer of the tongue, oral cavity or pharynx after adjustment for alcohol and tobacco use. Materials and Methods: The data covered 14.9 million people and 28,623 cases of cancer of the tongue, oral cavity and pharynx in the Nordic countries 1961-2005. Alcohol consumption by occupation was estimated based on mortality from liver cirrhosis and incidence of liver cancer. Smoking by occupation was estimated based on the incidence of lung cancer. Results: Only few occupations had relative risks of over 1.5 for cancer of the tongue, oral cavity and pharynx. These occupations included dentists, artistic workers, hairdressers, journalists, cooks and stewards, seamen and waiters. Conclusion: Several occupational categories, including dentists, had an increased relative risk of tongue cancer. This new finding remains to be explained but could be related to occupational chemical exposures, increased consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, or infection with human papilloma virus.
KW - Alcohol
KW - Cancer registry
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Head and neck cancer
KW - Nordic countries
KW - Tobacco
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85019656772&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.21873/anticanres.11684
DO - 10.21873/anticanres.11684
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28551668
AN - SCOPUS:85019656772
VL - 37
SP - 3221
EP - 3228
JO - Anticancer Research
JF - Anticancer Research
SN - 0250-7005
IS - 6
ER -