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Cancer Mortality among Minority Workers.

PB2001100741

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Loomis, D.; Savitz, D. A.; Schulz, M.
Page Count	160
Abstract	The epidemiological study used mortality surveillance data from 21 states to determine overall cancer rate among minority workers, which include African-American, Latino, Asian and Native-American workers, compared with the US workforce as a whole, and the occupational setting associated with excess cancer occurrence among workers of each minority group. The population included residents of the 21 states who died at ages >20 in 1985-1992. Excess cancer mortality was identified primarily through analyses using the proportionate mortality ratio, and standardized mortality rate ratio was used as an indicator of association, for workers under age 65. Death analysis indicated that, compared to the entire workforce, African-American, Latino, Native American and Asian workers experienced excess mortality from cancers known to be related to race and ethnicity but without strong, established links to workplace exposure. An association of this type includes stomach cancer in Asians, gall bladder cancer among Native Americans, and esophageal cancer among African-Americans. Internal analysis within a single race showed an association of cancer with the work environment, which include bladder cancer and leukemia in the rubber industry among African-American and Latino men.
Keywords	Mortality rate Cancer Ethnic groups African Americans Minorities Epidemiology United States Survey Work force Latino Asian Native American
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Epidemiology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final performance rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200102

Cancer Mortality among Minority Workers.

Cancer Mortality among Minority Workers.
PB2001100741

Publication Date	1999
Personal Author	Loomis, D.; Savitz, D. A.; Schulz, M.
Page Count	160
Abstract	The epidemiological study used mortality surveillance data from 21 states to determine overall cancer rate among minority workers, which include African-American, Latino, Asian and Native-American workers, compared with the US workforce as a whole, and the occupational setting associated with excess cancer occurrence among workers of each minority group. The population included residents of the 21 states who died at ages >20 in 1985-1992. Excess cancer mortality was identified primarily through analyses using the proportionate mortality ratio, and standardized mortality rate ratio was used as an indicator of association, for workers under age 65. Death analysis indicated that, compared to the entire workforce, African-American, Latino, Native American and Asian workers experienced excess mortality from cancers known to be related to race and ethnicity but without strong, established links to workplace exposure. An association of this type includes stomach cancer in Asians, gall bladder cancer among Native Americans, and esophageal cancer among African-Americans. Internal analysis within a single race showed an association of cancer with the work environment, which include bladder cancer and leukemia in the rubber industry among African-American and Latino men.
Keywords	Mortality rate Cancer Ethnic groups African Americans Minorities Epidemiology United States Survey Work force Latino Asian Native American
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	North Carolina Univ. at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Epidemiology.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final performance rept.
NTIS Issue Number	200102