title: Cancer incidence among members of the Norwegian trade union of insulation workers.
abstract: Insulation work has been described as an occupation with high exposure to asbestos. A cohort of members of the Norwegian Trade Union of Insulation Workers (n = 1116), hired between 1930 and 1975, was established. During 2002, the cohort was linked to the Cancer Registry of Norway. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of pleural mesothelioma was 12.9 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 6.0-24.6). Two cases with peritoneal mesotheliomas were found (SIR, 14.8; 95% CI = 1.8-53.4). The SIR of lung cancer was 3.0 (95% CI = 2.3-3.8). Four cases of lung cancer were observed among cork workers without any exposure to asbestos, but to cork dust and tar smoke (SIR, 5.3; 95% CI = 1.5-13.6). Our study showed a high risk of mesothelioma and an elevated risk of lung cancer among members of the Trade Union of Insulation Workers.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Registry of Norway, Montebello, Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: Bente
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ulvestad
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kjaerheim
authors.forename: Jan Ivar
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Martinsen
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mowe
authors.forename: Aage
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007750:Labor Unions; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos