[Malignant tumor mortality in groups of female medical workers]

The paper discusses results of a descriptive epidemiologic study of cancer mortality in the following three groups of retired women: (1) physicians of all specialties, (2) physician's assistants, midwives and nurses, and (3) practical nurses. Cancer mortality proved significantly increased in all the groups studied: 1.5, 1.3 and 1.1 higher, respectively. Moreover, the physician group was characterized by significantly higher mortality from rectal cancer, breast cancer and hemoblastoses (3.1, 4.2 and 2.6 times higher, respectively). Mortality rates for lung and breast cancer were 1.6 and 1.2 times higher in the nurse group whereas that for cervical cancer was increased in the practical nurses.