Cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five Nordic countries
Aims: To study cancer risk patterns among waiters in the Nordic countries. Methods: We identified a cohort of 16,134 male and 81,838 female waiters from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. During the follow-up period from 1961 to 2005, we found that 19,388 incident cancer cases were diagno...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/1403494814565130 2024-05-19T07:42:55+00:00 Cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five Nordic countries Reijula, Jere Kjaerheim, Kristina Lynge, Elsebeth Martinsen, Jan I. Reijula, Kari Sparén, Pär Tryggvadottir, Laufey Weiderpass, Elisabete Pukkala, Eero 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494814565130 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1403494814565130 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1403494814565130 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license Scandinavian Journal of Public Health volume 43, issue 2, page 204-211 ISSN 1403-4948 1651-1905 journal-article 2015 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/1403494814565130 2024-05-02T09:38:36Z Aims: To study cancer risk patterns among waiters in the Nordic countries. Methods: We identified a cohort of 16,134 male and 81,838 female waiters from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. During the follow-up period from 1961 to 2005, we found that 19,388 incident cancer cases were diagnosed. Standardised incidence ratio (SIR) was defined as the observed number of cancer cases divided by the expected number, based on national age, time period and gender-specific cancer incidence rates in the general population. Results: The SIR of all cancers in waiters, in the five countries combined, was 1.46 (95% CI 1.41–1.51) in men and 1.09 (1.07–1.11) in women. In male waiters, the SIR decreased from 1.79 (1.63–1.96) in 1961–1975, to 1.33 (1.26–1.40) in 1991–2005, but remained stable among women. The SIR among male waiters was highest for cancers in the pharynx (6.11; 95% CI 5.02–7.37), oral cavity (4.91; 95% CI 3.81–6.24) and tongue (4.36; 95% CI 3.13–5.92); and in female waiters, in the larynx (2.17; 95% CI 1.63–2.82), oral cavity (1.96; 95% CI 1.60–2.34) and lung (1.89; 95% CI 1.80–1.99). Conclusions: The risk of cancer among waiters was higher than in the general population. The elevated incidence in some cancer sites can likely be explained by higher alcohol consumption, the prevalence of smoking and occupational exposure to tobacco smoke. Hopefully, the incidence of cancer among waiters will decrease in the future, due to the banning of tobacco smoking in restaurants and bars in the Nordic countries. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland SAGE Publications Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 43 2 204 211 |
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Aims: To study cancer risk patterns among waiters in the Nordic countries. Methods: We identified a cohort of 16,134 male and 81,838 female waiters from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. During the follow-up period from 1961 to 2005, we found that 19,388 incident cancer cases were diagnosed. Standardised incidence ratio (SIR) was defined as the observed number of cancer cases divided by the expected number, based on national age, time period and gender-specific cancer incidence rates in the general population. Results: The SIR of all cancers in waiters, in the five countries combined, was 1.46 (95% CI 1.41–1.51) in men and 1.09 (1.07–1.11) in women. In male waiters, the SIR decreased from 1.79 (1.63–1.96) in 1961–1975, to 1.33 (1.26–1.40) in 1991–2005, but remained stable among women. The SIR among male waiters was highest for cancers in the pharynx (6.11; 95% CI 5.02–7.37), oral cavity (4.91; 95% CI 3.81–6.24) and tongue (4.36; 95% CI 3.13–5.92); and in female waiters, in the larynx (2.17; 95% CI 1.63–2.82), oral cavity (1.96; 95% CI 1.60–2.34) and lung (1.89; 95% CI 1.80–1.99). Conclusions: The risk of cancer among waiters was higher than in the general population. The elevated incidence in some cancer sites can likely be explained by higher alcohol consumption, the prevalence of smoking and occupational exposure to tobacco smoke. Hopefully, the incidence of cancer among waiters will decrease in the future, due to the banning of tobacco smoking in restaurants and bars in the Nordic countries. |
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Reijula, Jere Kjaerheim, Kristina Lynge, Elsebeth Martinsen, Jan I. Reijula, Kari Sparén, Pär Tryggvadottir, Laufey Weiderpass, Elisabete Pukkala, Eero |
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Reijula, Jere Kjaerheim, Kristina Lynge, Elsebeth Martinsen, Jan I. Reijula, Kari Sparén, Pär Tryggvadottir, Laufey Weiderpass, Elisabete Pukkala, Eero Cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five Nordic countries |
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Reijula, Jere Kjaerheim, Kristina Lynge, Elsebeth Martinsen, Jan I. Reijula, Kari Sparén, Pär Tryggvadottir, Laufey Weiderpass, Elisabete Pukkala, Eero |
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Cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five Nordic countries |
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Cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five Nordic countries |
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Cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five Nordic countries |
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Cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five Nordic countries |
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cancer incidence among waiters: 45 years of follow-up in five nordic countries |
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