title: [Occupational lung cancer in Sør-Trøndelag county].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lung cancer can be caused by occupational exposure. This is not always recognised or reported, and not all patients receive the benefits to which they are entitled.
  
  
  METHODS
  We collected occupational case histories for patients from Sør-Trøndelag county with a first-time diagnosis of lung cancer. The number of reported cases of occupationally related lung cancer was collected from the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority, and information on approval of occupational illness was collected from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Authority (NAV).
  
  
  RESULTS
  105 patients with lung cancer took part in the study, 73 men and 32 women. Among the men, altogether 12 cases (16%) were assessed as likely and 16 (22%) as possibly occupationally related. Among the women, none of the cases were assessed as occupationally related. The reporting frequency from the health regions to the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority varied from 1.7% to 5.1%. Altogether 9 out of 11 likely cases and 5 out of 12 possible cases of occupationally related lung cancer were granted injury compensation by the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Authority.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this study, we found that approximately 20% of the cases of lung cancer in men are occupationally related, and that the underreporting of occupationally related lung cancer appears to be considerable. The obligation of doctors to report to the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority should be made better known. Most likely, more patients would have had their lung cancer verified as an occupational illness and could have received injury compensation if they had been aware of the opportunity to apply for this.
authors.affiliation: Arbeidsmedisinsk avdeling St. Olavs hospital.
authors.forename: Siri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Slåstad
authors.affiliation: Arbeidsmedisinsk avdeling St. Olavs hospital.
authors.forename: Håkon Lasse
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Leira
authors.affiliation: Arbeidsmedisinsk avdeling St. Olavs hospital.
authors.forename: Oddfrid
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aas
authors.affiliation: Lungemedisinsk avdeling St. Olavs hospital og Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk Det medisinske fakultet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.
authors.forename: Tore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amundsen
authors.affiliation: Lungemedisinsk avdeling St. Olavs hospital.
authors.forename: Sveinung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sørhaug
authors.affiliation: Kreftklinikken St. Olavs hospital.
authors.forename: Stein
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sundstrøm
authors.affiliation: Kreftklinikken St. Olavs hospital og European Palliative Care Research Centre Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.
authors.forename: Bjørn Henning
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Grønberg
authors.affiliation: Arbeidsmedisinsk avdeling St. Olavs hospital og Institutt for samfunnsmedisin Det medisinske fakultet Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet.
authors.forename: Bjørn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hilt
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000009:adverse effects; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009821:Oils / Q000009:adverse effects; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000009:adverse effects; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology; D014942:Workers' Compensation
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D009821:Oils; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D001194:Asbestos