Occupational lung cancer risk among men in The Netherlands

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess male lung cancer risks for industrial sectors in The Netherlands and to estimate the proportion of lung cancer attributed to working in specific industry sectors. Methods: Associations were studied among the male population (n=58,279) of the prospective Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS), which was initiated in 1986 with a self-administered questionnaire on risk factors for cancer among subjects aged 55-69 years. After 11.3 years of follow-up 1920 incident lung cancer cases were available. Based on a case-cohort design, and using Cox proportional haz... Mehr ...