Occupational risk for oral cancer in nordic countries

Laura Tarvainen; Juho Suojanen; Pentti Kyyronen; Christian Lindqvist; Jan Ivar Martinsen; Kristina Kjaerheim; Elsebeth Lynge; Par Sparen; Laufey Tryggvadottir; Elisabete Weiderpass; Eero Pukkala

doi:10.21873/anticanres.11684

Occupational risk for oral cancer in nordic countries

Laura Tarvainen^*, Juho Suojanen, Pentti Kyyronen, Christian Lindqvist, Jan Ivar Martinsen, Kristina Kjaerheim, Elsebeth Lynge, Par Sparen, Laufey Tryggvadottir, Elisabete Weiderpass, Eero Pukkala

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Abstract

Aim: To evaluate occupational risk for cancer of the tongue, oral cavity or pharynx after adjustment for alcohol and tobacco use. Materials and Methods: The data covered 14.9 million people and 28,623 cases of cancer of the tongue, oral cavity and pharynx in the Nordic countries 1961-2005. Alcohol consumption by occupation was estimated based on mortality from liver cirrhosis and incidence of liver cancer. Smoking by occupation was estimated based on the incidence of lung cancer. Results: Only few occupations had relative risks of over 1.5 for cancer of the tongue, oral cavity and pharynx. These occupations included dentists, artistic workers, hairdressers, journalists, cooks and stewards, seamen and waiters. Conclusion: Several occupational categories, including dentists, had an increased relative risk of tongue cancer. This new finding remains to be explained but could be related to occupational chemical exposures, increased consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, or infection with human papilloma virus.

Original language	English
Journal	Anticancer Research
Volume	37
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	3221-3228
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0250-7005
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.11684
Publication status	Published - Jun 2017

Keywords

Alcohol
Cancer registry
Epidemiology
Head and neck cancer
Nordic countries
Tobacco

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