Incidence of soft tissue sarcomas in an Italian area affected by illegal waste dumping sites.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible association between occurrence of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) and residence in an Italian area affected by illegal practices of dumping and setting fire to both hazardous and solid urban wastes. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were computed separately for STS and some specific STS subtypes. The analysis was performed for the total population and for specific age groups, namely, children, adolescents, and adults. In adults, no significant increase in STS was found other than for gastrointestinal stromal tumors in males. A nonsignificant increase in incidence of STS was observed for male children and female adolescents. The results of the present study do not allow conclusions for a causal association. In the absence of previous epidemiological studies on this issue, further investigations are needed.
a Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, Department of Environment and Primary Prevention, National Institute of Health , Rome , Italy.
Marta
M
Benedetti
Lucia
L
Fazzo
Carlotta
C
Buzzoni
Pietro
P
Comba
Corrado
C
Magnani
Mario
M
Fusco
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D062611:Solid Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D064091:Waste Disposal Facilities; D055815:Young Adult
D006256:Hazardous Waste; D062611:Solid Waste
adults; cancer; children; epidemiology; hazardous waste