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No full textIndian infant mortality rates (IMR) in the State of Oklahoma follow a downward linear trend from 13 per 1,000 live births in the 1975-76 period to 5.8 in 1987-88. Data from 7,631 death certificates matched to birth certificates, however, reveal much higher Indian IMR across the time interval than is currently documented. Matching (linking) of infant deaths to birth certificates from 1975 to 1988 indicates that infants born Indian had a 28 percent chance of being misclassified as another race (usually white) on the death certificate. Infants born white or black had less than a 1 percent chance of being misclassified. Misclassification of Indian deaths strongly alters the overall IMR for the Oklahoma Indian population from the currently reported 5.8 per 1,000 (1987-88) to an estimated actual rate of 10.4 per 1,000 for the same period
Leuk Lymphoma
No full textAcute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia found in adults. Identifying jobs that pose a risk for AML may be useful for identifying new risk factors. A matched case-control analysis was conducted using California Cancer Registry data from 1988 to 2007. This study included 8999 cases of AML and 24 822 controls. Industries with a statistically significant increased AML risk were construction (matched odds ratio [mOR] = 1.13); crop production (mOR = 1.41); support activities for agriculture and forestry (mOR = 2.05); and animal slaughtering and processing (mOR = 2.09). Among occupations with a statistically significant increased AML risk were miscellaneous agricultural workers (mOR = 1.76); fishers and related fishing workers (mOR = 2.02); nursing, psychiatric and home health aides (mOR = 1.65); and janitors and building cleaners (mOR = 1.54). Further investigation is needed to confirm study findings and to identify specific exposures responsible for the increased risks.1U58DP000807-3/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United StatesCC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United StatesN01-PC-2010-00035/PC/NCI NIH HHS/United State
Am J Ind Med
No full textBackgroundMost studies of firefighter cancer risks were conducted prior to 1990 and do not reflect risk from advances in building materials.MethodsA case\u2013control study using California Cancer Registry data (1988\u20132007) was conducted to evaluate the risk of cancer among firefighters, stratified by race.ResultsThis study identified 3,996 male firefighters with cancer. Firefighters were found to have a significantly elevated risk for melanoma (odds ratio [OR]=1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4\u20132.1), multiple myeloma (OR 1.4; 95%CI 1.0\u20131.8), acute myeloid leukemia (OR 1.4; 95%CI 1.0\u20132.0), and cancers of the esophagus (OR 1.6;95%CI 1.2\u20132.1), prostate (OR 1.5; 95%CI 1.3\u20131.7), brain (OR 1.5; 95%CI 1.2\u20132.0), and kidney (OR 1.3; 95%CI 1.0\u20131.6).ConclusionsIn addition to observing cancer findings consistent with previous research, this study generated novel findings for firefighters with race/ethnicity other than white. It provides additional evidence to support the association between firefighting and several specific cancers.U58DP003862-01/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/HHSN261201000140C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/1U58DP000807-3/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/U58 DP000807/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/HHSN261201000035I/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/U58 DP003862/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/HHSN261201000035C/PC/NCI NIH HHSUnited States/HHSN261201000034C/CA/NCI NIH HHSUnited States
Immigration, Ethnicity and Cancer in U.S. Women
No full textThis study examines differences in the prevalence of various forms of cancer among American women identified by both ethnicity and immigrant status. Our focus is on four types of cancer – breast, cervical, ovarian, and uterine – that afflict adult working-age women. We analyse the extent to which the prevalence of these cancers among immigrants changes with years in the United States, after controlling for age and socio- economic influences. The paper also examines the extent to which use of preventative health screening and/or lifestyle behaviors might help to explain any observed differences. Data are drawn from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) over the period 1998 to 2005. We find significant evidence of differences in cancer occurrence among immigrants by ethnicity that change with years spent in the USA, as well as pronounced differences by race. The results confirm that the healthy immigrant effect is present in terms of the prevalence of certain forms of cancer in comparison with both US born whites and with US born ethnic minority groups. The result appears not to be due to differences in health behaviors or in the utilization of general health services.cancer, immigrants, ethnic minorities, women's health
Tumor filodes de mama: descrição de um caso.
No full textTrabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Curso de Medicina, Florianópolis, 199
Response to commentary on passive smoking and Parkinson's disease in California teachers
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