Abstract:
BACKGROUND:From 1970 through 1997, 17 intracranial neoplasms were identified among 6,800 employees of a petrochemical research facility. This investigation describes the case-series. METHODS:The intracranial neoplasms were identified by self reports and record linkages, and were confirmed by medical records and a pathology review. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) compare observed and expected numbers of cases according to certain work characteristics. RESULTS:Overall, there were 17 observed and 10.5 expected intracranial neoplasms, including 11/4.7 benign intracranial tumors and 6/5.9 brain cancers. All brain cancers occurred among male research scientists or technicians. Four had worked at some time on the same floor of one building (SIR=12.6, 95% CI=3.4-32.1), and several had worked on a research project with at least one other brain cancer case. The benign intracranial neoplasm cases did not have common building assignments or work activities. CONCLUSIONS:The occurrence pattern of brain cancers, but not that of benign tumors, suggests a possible occupational etiology.
journal_name
Am J Ind Medjournal_title
American journal of industrial medicineauthors
Delzell E,Beall C,Rodu B,Lees PS,Breysse PN,Cole Pdoi
10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199910)36:4<450::aid-ajim6subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-10-01 00:00:00pages
450-8issue
4eissn
0271-3586issn
1097-0274pii
10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199910)36:4<450::AID-AJIM6journal_volume
36pub_type
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