title: [Occupational and environmental cancer in southern Sardinia: a survey on ten years of hospitalizations].
abstract: Based on hospital discharges in 1001-2010, we calculated risk of tumours with an elevated occupational and environmental etiological fraction by health district of residence within the Local Health Unit (LHU) N. 8 of Sardinia. With reference to the age and gender-specific hospitalization rates of the whole LHU, residents in the urban Cagliari health district showed an excess risk of haemolymphopoietic cancer (RR = 1.07; 95% CI 1.03-1.12) and bladder cancer (RR = 1.10; 95% CI 1.05-1.16); in both instances, risks were higher among female residents. The highest excess risk for lung cancer was observed among residents in the Quartu-Parteolla health district (RR = 1.13; 95% CI 1.05-1.21), and it was slightly higher among male residents. The results appear to confirm the role of urban factors in increasing cancer risk.
authors: Azienda Sanitaria Locale n. 8 di Cagliari. federicoargiolas@asl8cagliari.it
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Argiolas
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Marras
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Porcu
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Senis
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Saderi
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Spada
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Santus
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Coppola
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Cocco
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Campagna
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Steri
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors