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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Cancer risk among firefighters: A review and meta-analysis of 32 studies
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Volume 48, No. 11, Year 2006
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to review 32 studies on firefighters and to quantitatively and qualitatively determine the cancer risk using a meta-analysis. METHODS: A comprehensive search of computerized databases and bibliographies from identified articles was performed. Three criteria used to assess the probable, possible, or unlikely risk for 21 cancers included pattern of meta-relative risks, study type, and heterogeneity testing. RESULTS: The findings indicated that firefighters had a probable cancer risk for multiple myeloma with a summary risk estimate (SRE) of 1.53 and 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.21-1.94, non-Hodgkin lymphoma (SRE = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.31-1.73), and prostate (SRE = 1.28; 95% CI = 1.15-1.43). Testicular cancer was upgraded to probable because it had the highest summary risk estimate (SRE = 2.02; 95% CI = 1.30-3.13). Eight additional cancers were listed as having a "possible" association with firefighting. CONCLUSIONS: Our results confirm previous findings of an elevated metarelative risk for multiple myeloma among firefighters. In addition, a probable association with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, prostate, and testicular cancer was demonstrated. © 2006 The American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Authors & Co-Authors
LeMasters, Grace K.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Genaidy, Ash M.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Succop, Paul Allan
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Deddens, James
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Sobeih, Tarek M.
Egypt, Cairo
Faculty of Medicine
Barriera-Viruet, Heriberto
Puerto Rico, San Juan
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Dunning, Kari
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Lockey, James E.
United States, Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 327
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/01.jom.0000246229.68697.90
ISSN:
10762752
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy
Study Approach
Systematic review