| Cancer and Occupation in Women: Identifying Associations Using Routinely Collected National Data Abstract
Key words: proportional registration ratios, occupational cancer in women Abstract
Some potentially important findings from an analysis of 119,227 cancers registered in women in England over the 7-year period 1981 to 1987 are discussed. Data are presented for four cancer sites with established occupational etiologies (bladder, pleura, lung, larynx) , three occupational groups in which women predominate (teachers, nurses, barstaff) , and the main female cancers of the reproductive system (breast, uterus, cervix, ovary) . Excesses of bladder cancer in female rubber workers (proportional registration ratio [PRR] 350, 95% confidence interval [CI] 141-723) , pleural cancer in female carpenters (PRR 1596, 95% CI 329-4665) and lung cancer in female construction workers (PRR 269, 95% CI 154-437) and barstaff (PRR 138, 95%CI 124-156) are noted. It is concluded that analyses of routinely collected data on cancer and occupation in women have the potential to provide valuable pointers for further research. -- Environ Health Perspect 107(Suppl 2) :299-303 (1999) . http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/docs/1999/Suppl-2/299-303carpenter/abstract.html Key words: proportional registration ratios, occupational cancer in women
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