title: Occupational exposure to carbon black and risk of bladder cancer.
abstract: Exposure to carbon black has been linked to risk of lung and bladder cancer. We therefore investigated the frequency of these cancers in a group of 2286 longshoremen who were exposed occupationally to carbon-black dust. We identified 208 cancers (standardised incidence ratio 96, 95% CI 83-109), 53 lung cancers (108, 81-141), and 32 bladder cancers (130, 89-184). Longshoremen exposed to high concentrations of carbon black (n=14) had a significantly increased frequency of bladder cancer (204, 112-343). We conclude that the increase in bladder cancer in longshoremen is probably related to high exposure to carbon black.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Puntoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceppi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reggiardo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Merlo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002244:Carbon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D002244:Carbon