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Odds of Developing Cancer Among Male and Female Volunteer Firefighters in Florida: A Case-Control Study Design
Alberto J Caban-Martinez1, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Laura A McClure
1From the Departments of Public Health Science (A.J.C.-M., T.K.-S., L.M., P.S.P., E.N.K., D.J.L.) and Medicine (E.N.K.), Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (A.J.C.-M., T.K.-S., P.S.P., E.N.K., D.J.L.), and Florida Cancer Data System at the University of Miami (M.N.H., D.J.L.), Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
Objective:
Determine whether volunteer firefighters in Florida are at increased odds of developing cancer compared with nonfirefighters.
Methods:
A case-control study design was implemented to assess the odds of developing cancer among male and female volunteer firefighters in Florida. Gender-specific age and calendar year-adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were estimated.
Results:
Male volunteer firefighters were at increased odds for developing prostate (aOR = 1.26; 95%CI;[1.10-1.44]) and male genital cancers combined (1.22;[1.07-1.39]), while reduced odds for endocrine cancer (0.41;[0.17-1.00]), and all leukemias (0.55;[0.35-0.86]), including lymphocytic (0.48;[0.24-0.97]); and chronic lymphocytic (0.40;[0.17-0.97]) leukemias. Female volunteer firefighters were at increased odds of developing of kidney cancer (2.51;[1.29-4.91]).
Conclusions:
Male volunteer firefighters are at increased odds for prostate and overall male genital cancers, while female volunteers are increased odds of kidney cancer.
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