Study of Cancer Cases by Industry in Kwangju-Chonnam Area: Based on Industrial Medical Insurance Record.
- Author:
Yong Sik KIM
;
Won Moon OH
;
Hyung Cheol PARK
;
Jin Su CHOI
;
In Hyun SONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cancer;
Occupation;
Medical insurance
- MeSH:
Colon;
Environmental Exposure;
Humans;
Incidence;
Insurance*;
Liver;
Liver Neoplasms;
Logistic Models;
Lung;
Lymphoma;
Medical Records;
Occupations;
Rectum;
Silicon Dioxide;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms;
Transportation;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Korean Journal of Preventive Medicine
1990;23(2):207-215
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In order to investigate the occurrence characteristics of cancer in terms of industry in Kwangju-Chonnam area, medical utilization records of industrial medical insurance corporations during the period of 1987 to 1988 were reviewed for the identification of neoplastic disease. The cases obtained from the medical records were followed up for the verification and to get additional information. Standardized incidence data were compared by occupational characteristics. Multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to analyze the difference of incidence or distribution of cancer as a whole or of some selected cancer. Total cases of cancer identified were 242 during the study period. Annual incidence rate was calculated as 123.1 per 100,000 person. The frequent types of cancer were cancers of stomach, liver, lung, colon and rectum, bladder and lymphoma in descending order. Employees of mine and other sand handling industries showed significantly higher risks for cancer of stomach and cancer as a whole. Employees of the transportation industry showed the higher risk for cancer of liver. Workers in small-sized industry (< or = 100) had a higher risk for cancer than who in large-sized industry (>100). These findings suggested the effect of occupational environmental exposure to cancer development.
