[Clinical and control studies of cancer of the lungs. Smoking and employment in metallurgy].
Deaths due to the lung cancer has been investigated among the Cracow inhabitants in years 1980-1985. The control group consisted of men died to other causes than diseases and neoplasms of the respiratory tract. Data on smoking habits and habitation place of the investigated and the control group were received from family members of subjects studied. It has been stated that relative risk of death due to the lung cancer in subjects working in metallurgical industry increases parallely to the time of work and the class of workers employed more than 30 years and in these groups the relative risk of death to above cancer was equal to 2.66 (95% PU 1.37-5.42). The relative risk associated with occupational exposure has also been significant in subject working more than 20 years in other industry branches. The cigarette smoking has been determined as most significant etiologic factor of the lung cancer.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D011044:Poland; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors
Badania kliniczno-kontrolne nad rakiem płuc. Palenie tytoniu i zatrudnienie w przemyśle metalurgicznym.