A death certificate analysis of nasal cancer among furniture workers in North Carolina.
A case-control study of nasal cancer, based on death certificate statements on occupation in North Carolina counties with furniture-manufacturing industries, revealed a 4-fold excess risk linked to this occupation. Although woodworking exposures have been associated with nasal adenocarcinomas in several areas of the world, this is the first report of such a relationship in the United States.
D000368:Aged; D003644:Death Certificates; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007374:Interior Design and Furnishings; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009657:North Carolina; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012306:Risk; D014934:Wood