Cancer mortality among northern Georgia carpet and textile workers.
Proportionate cancer mortality was analyzed among white male carpet and textile workers in five northwest Georgia counties for the years 1970-1984. Compared with other Georgians, carpet and textile workers had higher proportions of lymphocytic leukemia (proportionate cancer mortality ratio [PCMR] = 2.9; 95% CI = 1.4-5.4]) and testicular cancer (PCMR = 3.2; 95% CI = 1.0-7.5). The excess mortality from lymphocytic leukemia was even higher when the analysis was limited to workers deemed most likely to work directly in production areas (PCMR = 4.2; 95% CI = 1.7-8.7). Further studies are needed to determine if the observed excesses are the result of workplace exposures.
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Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, Atlanta, GA 30333.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005430:Floors and Floorcoverings; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000401:mortality; D005845:Georgia; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000401:mortality*; D013783:Textile Industry