Observational studyMedicine2015
Cancer Incidence in Physicians: A Taiwan National Population-based Cohort Study.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Does the association of prostate cancer with night-shift work differ according to rotating vs. fixed schedule? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2018Pooled it
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- Increased breast cancer incidence among nurses in a tertiary university hospital in South Korea.Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2023Article
- Patterns of Systemic Disease Diagnoses among Medical Professionals in Taiwan: Statistical Analysis and Data Mining.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Increased Prevalence of Breast and All-cause Cancer in Female Orthopaedic Surgeons.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
- Health and Mortality in Korean Healthcare Workers.Journal of Korean medical science · 2022Article
- Population-Based Study on Cancer Incidence in Pharmacist: A Cohort Study in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exploration of Preventable Hospitalizations for Colorectal Cancer with the National Cancer Control Program in Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Cancer Risk among Physicians in Taiwan, a Population-Based Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Comparison of the Risk for Peripheral Vertigo between Physicians and the General Population.Iranian journal of public health · 2021Article
- Plantar fasciitis in physicians and nurses: a nationwide population-based study.Industrial health · 2020Article
- Risk of diabetes mellitus in physicians: a nationwide study in Taiwan.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Comparison of Risk for End-Stage Renal Disease Between Physicians and the General Population: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Nationwide Analysis of Treatment Patterns for Korean Breast Cancer Survivors Using National Health Insurance Service Data.Journal of Korean medical science · 2018Article
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- Standing Posture at Work Does Not Increase the Risk of Varicose Veins among Health Care Providers in Taiwan.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2017Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Cancer has been the leading cause of death in Taiwan since 1982. Physicians have many health-related risk factors which may contribute to cancer, such as rotating night shift, radiation, poor lifestyle, and higher exposure risk to infection and potential carcinogenic drugs. However, the cancer risk in physicians is not clear. In Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified 14,889 physicians as the study cohort and randomly selected 29,778 nonmedical staff patients as the comparison cohort for this national population-based cohort study. Cox proportional-hazard regression was used to compare the cancer risk between physicians and comparisons. Physician subgroups were also analyzed. Physicians had a lower all-cancer risk than did the comparisons (hazard ratio [HR] 0.86, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.76-0.97). In the sex-based analysis, male physicians had a lower all-cancer risk than did male comparisons (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.73-0.94); and female physicians did not (HR 1.29, 95% CI 0.88-1.91). In the cancer-type analysis, male physicians had a higher risk of prostate cancer (HR 1.72, 95% CI 1.12-2.65) and female physicians had twice the risk of breast cancer (HR 2.00, 95% CI 1.11-3.62) than did comparisons. Cancer risk was not significantly associated with physician specialties. Physicians in Taiwan had a lower all-cancer risk but higher risks for prostate and breast cancer than did the general population. These new epidemiological findings require additional study to clarify possible mechanisms.
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