Tumors of the urinary bladder in painters: a case-control study.
In a case-control study, 403 male patients with a diagnosis of "bladder tumor" and (as controls) 426 patients suffering from prostate disease were investigated. The results of this study indicate that past employment as a painter was associated with an excess risk of bladder tumor. The relative risk of bladder tumor estimated for painters was 2.76. The possible role of benzidine-based azodyes (or azodyes based on substituted benzidines) as a carcinogenic risk factor for painters is discussed.
Myslak
Z W
ZW
Institut für Arbeitsphysiologie, University of Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany.
Bolt
H M
HM
Brockmann
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010150:Paint / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011469:Prostatic Diseases; D012307:Risk Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*