Abstract

Our results support the hypothesis that silica is an important risk factor for lung cancer. This risk could not be explained by exposure to other occupational carcinogens or smoking, and it was present for the main histologic types of lung cancer, different sources of silica exposure, and different industrial settings.

Keywords:
Lung cancer Confounding Odds ratio Confidence interval Medicine Cancer Risk factor Exposure duration Relative risk Silicosis Internal medicine Environmental health Pathology

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25
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0.93
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Citation History

Topics

Occupational and environmental lung diseases
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Epidemiology
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Health Sciences →  Medicine →  Oncology
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