Physician-based case-control study of non-melanoma skin cancer in Baytown, Texas.
A physician-based case-control study of non-melanoma skin cancer was conducted to test the hypothesis that employment in the petroleum industry increased the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), or both (BCC+SCC). Other potential risk factors were also investigated. There were 174 cases of BCC, 59 cases of SCC, 72 cases of both and 229 controls completing a self-administered questionnaire. The most important risk factors common to all skin cancer categories were a family history of skin cancer and time spent outdoors. Employment in the petroleum industry showed a slight association with BCC+SCC, but only in the multivariate model. Further study is needed to evaluate whether this association is causal, or due to chance, bias or confounding.
Gamble
J F
JF
Exxon Biomedical Sciences, Inc., East Millstone, NJ 08875-2350, USA.
Lerman
S E
SE
Holder
W R
WR
Nicolich
M J
MJ
Yarborough
C M
CM
D000328:Adult; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002617:Chemical Industry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology