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CIGARETTE-SMOKING
STOMACH-CANCER
EPIDEMIOLOGY

STOMACH CANCER RISK AMONG BLACK AND WHITE MEN AND WOMEN: THE ROLE OF OCCUPATION AND CIGARETTE SMOKING

Work, smoking, medical and residential history and demographic information was collected by telephone interviews with 739 stomach cancer cases and 3,750 colon cancer cases used as population controls. A significant increase in stomach cancer was seen in subjects who had ever smoked cigarettes. Significant increases of risk were seen, among men, for farming, driver sales, production inspectors, tool and die workers, and material workers. Significant increases in risk were seen for black female assemblers, and for white female food workers. The authors conclude that stomach cancer was associated with cigarette smoking and certain occupations.

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 37(10):1216-1223, 1995. (35 references)

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