Mengting Xu, Vikki Ho, Jérôme Lavoué, Ann Olsson, Joachim Schüz, Lesley Richardson, Marie-Elise Parent, John R McLaughlin, Paul A Demers, Pascal Guénel, Loredana Radoi, Heinz-Erich Wichmann, Wolfgang Ahrens, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Dario Consonni, Maria T Landi, Lorenzo Richiardi, Lorenzo Simonato, Andrea 't' Mannetje, Beata Świątkowska, John K Field, Neil Pearce, Jack Siemiatycki
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, lung cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. The present study explored associations between occupational exposures that are prevalent among women, and lung cancer. METHODS: Data from 10 case-control studies of lung cancer from Europe, Canada, and New Zealand conducted between 1988 and 2008 were combined. Lifetime occupational history and information on nonoccupational factors including smoking were available for 3040 incident lung cancer cases and 4187 controls...
March 2024: American Journal of Industrial Medicine