Abstract
Mortality from lung cancer among workers with silicosis awarded compensation for the disease was investigated in the stone and quarrying, ceramics, and tunnelling industries. The cohort study included all workers awarded compensation for silicosis between 1. 1. 1988 and 31. 12 1992. The follow-up period lasted until 31. 12 1998. The cause of death was ascertained from the death certificate. The incidence of mortality was compared with that in the general population of Germany. The cohort was made up of 282 workers, 110 of whom died during the follow-up period. Death certificates were available for 104 of these deaths (= 94.5%). The overall mortality risk was twice that for the general population (SMR = 2.04; 95% Cl: 1.65-2.49). Lung cancer was the cause of death in nine cases, compared with 4.54 expected cases (SMR = 1.98; 95% Cl: 0.90-3.78). The increased mortality rate overall was mainly the result of deaths from tuberculosis (6 cases) and silicosis (27 cases). This study confirms the increased risk for lung cancer reported in the literature.
Translated title of the contribution | Exposure to quartz, silicosis and lung cancer - Description of the study; results of the mortality analysis |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 97-101 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Arbeitsmedizin Sozialmedizin Umweltmedizin |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 2000 |