TY - JOUR
T1 - An estimate of cancers attributable to occupational exposures in France
AU - Boffetta, Paolo
AU - Autier, Philippe
AU - Boniol, Mathieu
AU - Boyle, Peter
AU - Hill, Catherine
AU - Aurengo, André
AU - Masse, Roland
AU - De Thé, Guy
AU - Valleron, Alain Jacques
AU - Monier, Roger
AU - Tubiana, Maurice
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Objective: To perform a quantitative estimate of the proportion of cancers attributable to occupational exposures in France in 2000. Methods: Exposure data for established carcinogens were obtained from a 1994 survey and other sources. Relative risks for 23 exposure-cancer combinations were derived from meta-analyses and pooled analyses. Results: A total of 4335 cases of cancer among men (2.7% of all cancers) and 403 cases among women (0.3% of all cancers) were attributed to occupational exposures. Asbestos, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and chromium VI were the main occupational carcinogens in men, and asbestos and involuntary smoking were the main carcinogens in women. Corresponding proportions for cancer deaths were 4.0% and 0.6% in men and women, respectively. Lung cancer represented 75% of deaths attributable to occupational exposures. Conclusion: Our estimates are comparable with those obtained for other countries in studies based on similar methodology.
AB - Objective: To perform a quantitative estimate of the proportion of cancers attributable to occupational exposures in France in 2000. Methods: Exposure data for established carcinogens were obtained from a 1994 survey and other sources. Relative risks for 23 exposure-cancer combinations were derived from meta-analyses and pooled analyses. Results: A total of 4335 cases of cancer among men (2.7% of all cancers) and 403 cases among women (0.3% of all cancers) were attributed to occupational exposures. Asbestos, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and chromium VI were the main occupational carcinogens in men, and asbestos and involuntary smoking were the main carcinogens in women. Corresponding proportions for cancer deaths were 4.0% and 0.6% in men and women, respectively. Lung cancer represented 75% of deaths attributable to occupational exposures. Conclusion: Our estimates are comparable with those obtained for other countries in studies based on similar methodology.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181d5e355
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181d5e355
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77951234839
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 52
SP - 399
EP - 406
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 4
ER -