Asbestos Cancer morbidity risks among workers of asbestos-cement productions.
May 24, 2008 asbestos cement productions, cement productions, Asbestos Cancer risks, Asbestos Cancer morbidity, Asbestos, Asbestos cancer No Comments
The retrospective assessment of morbidity rates and cancer pathology risks in workers of asbestosis-cement enterprises of Ukraine has been made. It was established that annual cancer morbidity among workers makes 88,1 per 100 000 of workers (RR = 0.26, CI 95 % 0.06-1.01). The most often cancer pathology was located in digestive organs (48.1%), respiratory organs (18.5%) (lung cancer–11.1%). The mesothelioma of pleura, peritoneum and pericardium were not found. The risks (odds ratio–OR) of cancer morbidity were increased for such organs as: respiratory organs (OR = 2.37), skin (OR = 1.78), digestive organs (OR = 1.34).