High bladder cancer mortality in rural New England (United States): an etiologic study.

Cancer causes & control : CCC ·Vol. 6 ·No. 4 ·1995-07-00 ·Pages 361-8

Brown LM, Zahm SH, Hoover RN, Fraumeni JF

Abstract

An interview study of next-of-kin of 325 persons who died of bladder cancer and 673 individuals who died of other causes in Vermont and New Hampshire (United States) was conducted to assess reasons for the persistent pattern of elevated bladder cancer mortality for both genders in rural New England. There are some evidence of elevated risks for both leather and textile workers that rose to over twofold for workers who also lived near these industries and for persons with French-Canadian ancestry. Occupational exposures in the textile and leather industry may explain at least a portion of the excess bladder cancer risk in rural New England.

MeSH Terms

Case-Control Studies Female Humans Male New Hampshire/epidemiology,ethnology Occupational Exposure/adverse effects Risk Factors Rural Population/statistics & numerical data Tanning Textiles Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/ethnology,etiology,mortality Vermont/epidemiology,ethnology

Authors & Affiliations

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Brown L M

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7368, USA.

Zahm S H

Hoover R N

Fraumeni J F

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Article Info

Journal

Cancer causes & control : CCC

Abbr.

Cancer Causes Control

ISSN

0957-5243

DOI

10.1007/BF00051412

Published

1995-07-00

Pages

361-8

Language

English

Region

Netherlands

NLM ID

9100846

Subset

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