Cancer incidence and mortality in the occupational cohort of a German toxic waste landfill
A retrospective cohort study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15375802 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kirsi Manz (0000-0002-7740-4076, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, corresponding author), Kerstin Weitmann (0000-0003-0386-283X, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald), Sarah Theen (Universitätsmedizin Greifswald), Gabriele Robers (Universitätsmedizin Greifswald), Ron Pritzkuleit (0000-0002-2858-2941), Alexander Katalinic (0000-0003-0490-1554), Walter Hoffmann (0000-0002-6359-8797), Wolfgang Hoffmann (0000-0002-1180-021X, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3560-3560 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-024-21134-z |
| PMID | 39710676 |
| OpenAlex | W4405675771 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Employment at the landfill, expected to reflect occupational exposure to toxic waste, was not associated with increased cancer incidence or mortality in the employee cohort. Preventive measures to reduce exposure and to promote a healthy lifestyle should be maintained at the landfill
Cancer · Cohort · Cohort study · Environmental health · Incidence (geometry · Population · Record linkage · Retrospective cohort study · Standardized mortality ratio · Air Quality and Health Impacts · Demography · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Medicine · Occupational and environmental lung diseases · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Surgery
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |