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[Cancer mortality according to occupation]
1Epidemiologe, CH-3067 Boll-Bern.
Sozial- Und Praventivmedizin
|January 1, 1987
Summary
Cancer mortality varies significantly across 55 Swiss male professions. Building trades face triple the lung cancer risk compared to those with higher education, highlighting the need for profession-specific cancer prevention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Epidemiology
- Cancer Research
Context:
- Analysis of mortality rates for 55 male profession groups in Switzerland (1979-1983).
- Age standardization for individuals aged 35-74 years.
- Focus on absolute and proportional mortality rates.
Purpose:
- To categorize professions based on cancer risk.
- To identify specific cancer types with varying occupational incidence.
- To inform profession-oriented cancer prevention strategies.
Summary:
- Lung cancer mortality is three times higher in building trades and truck drivers compared to professions requiring a school-leaving examination.
- Carcinomas of the upper digestive tract and bladder show a similar decreasing incidence with higher occupational/educational status.
- Colon, rectum, lymphatic tissue, and prostate cancers exhibit an inverse relationship, with higher incidence in certain professions.
Impact:
- Deduction of results points to the necessity of general and profession-specific cancer prevention programs.
- Highlights disparities in cancer risk based on occupation.
- Provides a foundation for targeted public health interventions in occupational settings.