TY - JOUR T1 - Lung cancer among textile workers in the Prato area of Italy. JO - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health PY - 1993/2VL - 19 IS - 1 SP - 16 EP - 20 AU - Zappa, Marco AU - Paci, E AU - Seniori Costantini, Adele AU - Kriebel, David M3 - doi: 10.5271/sjweh.1509 UR - https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=1509 N2 -

The association between lung cancer and occupational exposure in the textile industry was investigated in a population-based case-referent study conducted in the Prato area of the province of Florence (Italy) where there is a concentration of textile factories. A complete response to a postal questionnaire was obtained for 207 cases (85.1%) and 440 referents (76.1%). Those who had ever worked in the textile industry had an odds ratio (OR) of 1.45 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.0-2.1]; when nine different textile job titles were considered, an increased OR was observed only for rag sorters (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.3-3.8) and weavers (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1-2.7). Analysis by different "time windows" showed an OR of 3.0 (95% CI 1.6-5.8) for rag sorters at work in the 1950s and an OR of 2.8 (95% CI 1.5-5.0) for weavers at work in the 1970s. This result supports the suggestion of two different carcinogenic exposures in the Prato textile industry (asbestos and mineral oils).

SN - 0355-3140 ER -