Carpenters, cabinetmakers, and risk of testicular germ cell cancer.
OBJECTIVE
A recent cohort study showed an increased risk of testicular cancer among members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. We explored our data of a German population-based case-control study on the etiology of testicular cancer with regard to this association.


METHODS
The case-control study included 269 testicular cancer cases and 797 controls. We applied conditional logistic regression to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs).


RESULTS
People who worked as cabinetmakers or carpenters had an OR of 0.84 (95% CI = 0.45-1.56). Risks were increased among cabinetmakers who worked at least 15 years ago (OR = 5.81, 95% CI = 1.20-28.09). Ever being employed as a carpenter was associated with a reduced OR of 0.59 (95% CI = 0.24-1.46).


CONCLUSIONS
Cabinetmakers may be at an increased risk of testicular cancer.
Stang
Andreas
A
Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Informatics, University Hospital of Halle, Magdeburgerstrasse 27, 06097 Halle, Germany. andreas.stang@medizin.uni-halle.de
Ahrens
Wolfgang
W
Baumgardt-Elms
Cornelia
C
Bromen
Katja
K
Stegmaier
Christa
C
Jöckel
Karl-Heinz
KH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014934:Wood