title: Occupation and head and neck cancer risk in men: results from the ICARE study, a French population-based case-control study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the associations between occupations and head and neck (HN) cancer risk in men.
  
  
  METHODS
  ICARE is a French population-based case-control study on HN cancer. Analyses included 1833 cases and 2747 controls. Complete occupational history was collected. Odds ratios (ORs) were estimated for occupations and industries ever held and according to duration of employment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Elevated ORs, increasing with duration of employment, were observed for several occupations, including cleaners (OR = 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0 to 2.8), launderers (OR = 6.8; CI, 1.3 to 34.4), firefighters (OR = 3.9; CI, 1.4 to 11.2), several agricultural occupations, welders (OR = 1.9; CI, 1.3 to 2.8), structural metal preparers and erectors (OR = 2.1; CI, 1.2 to 3.7), rubber workers (OR = 2.0; CI, 1.0 to 3.9), several construction occupations, and material-handling equipment operators (OR = 1.8; CI, 1.1 to 2.9). Analyses by industry corroborated these findings.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results confirmed the role of occupational exposures in HN cancer.
authors: Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, U1018, Villejuif, France.
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mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005602:France; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009790:Occupations; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires