ArticleEuropean journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)2017
Risk of early-onset prostate cancer associated with occupation in the Nordic countries.
Article in European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Perceived Physical Strain at Work and Incidence of Prostate Cancer – a Case-Control Study in Sweden and FinlandAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundEarly-onset prostate cancer is often more aggressive and may have a different aetiology than later-onset prostate cancer, but has been relatively little studied to date. We evaluated occupation in relation to early- and later-onset prostate cancer in a large pooled study.
methodsWe used occupational information from census data in five Nordic countries from 1960 to 1990. We identified prostate cancer cases diagnosed from 1961 to 2005 by linkage of census information to national cancer registries and calculated standardised incidence ratios (SIRs) separately for men aged 30-49 and those aged 50 or older. We also conducted separate analyses by period of follow-up, 1961-1985 and 1986-2005, corresponding to pre- and post-prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening.
resultsFor early-onset prostate cancer (n = 1521), we observed the highest SIRs for public safety workers (e.g. firefighters) (SIR = 1.71, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23-2.31) and military personnel (SIR = 1.97, 95% CI: 1.31-2.85). These SIRs were significantly higher than the SIRs for later-onset disease (for public safety workers, SIR = 1.10, 95% CI: 1.07-1.14 and for military personnel, SIR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.05-1.13; p
conclusionOur results suggest that occupational exposures, particularly for military personnel, may be associated with early-onset prostate cancer. Further evaluation is needed to explain these findings.
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