Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique

Our medical research library holds 6 studies published in Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne de Santé Publique (1997–2018). Each entry links to the study's record on PubMed and, where there is one, to the publisher's page and a free full text. 2 have an abstract, the authors' own summary as PubMed records it: open "Abstract" to read it.

About the journal

• Publisher: Springer Nature
• Published: 1943 to the present, Switzerland
• Language: English, French
• ISSN: 0008-4263 (print), 1920-7476 (electronic)
• Continues: Canadian Public Health Journal
• Its record in the NLM Catalog

2010s

• Workplace exposure to asbestos and the risk of kidney cancer in Canadian men. C.E. Peters, M.É. Parent, S.A. Harris, et al. 2018;109(4):464-472. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  Abstract

  Objective: Previous studies considered the role of occupational causes in kidney cancer but were limited by small sample sizes and imprecise exposure assessment. This study examined the relationship between occupational exposure to asbestos and the risk of kidney cancer across a range of jobs in a large, population-based case-control study in Canada.

  Methods: Data were from the case-control component of the National Enhanced Cancer Surveillance System, a study conducted between 1994 and 1997 in eight Canadian provinces. Male kidney cancer cases, histologically confirmed, and controls completed questionnaires on socio-demographics, anthropometry, diet, smoking, secondhand smoke exposure, and physical activity. Occupational histories were also collected, including each job held for at least 1 year since the age of 18. Occupational hygienists, blinded to case status, assigned exposure to asbestos, considering intensity, frequency, and probability of exposure (each 3-point scales). Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of kidney cancer in exposed participants (defined using three metrics) compared to those without asbestos exposure.

  Results: There were 712 cases and 2454 controls in these analyses. Ever-exposure to asbestos was associated with 20% increased odds of kidney cancer compared to unexposed workers (OR 1.2, 95% confidence interval 1.0-1.4 when including possibly exposed workers). A small increase in risk was observed with cumulative exposure, while increasing intensity of exposure was related to increased odds of kidney cancer.

  Conclusions: This study found some evidence for an association between occupational exposure to asbestos and kidney cancer. Higher intensity of exposure to asbestos had the strongest relationship with kidney cancer risk.

• Asbestos: avoiding a pyrrhic victory. G. Paradis. 2012;103(5):e321. Editorial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Re: Paradis G. Ban all production and export of chrysotile asbestos [Editor's Page]. Can J Public Health 2010;101(5):352. M. Greenberg. 2011;102(1):76. Letter · Comment PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Ban all production and export of chrysotile asbestos. G. Paradis. 2010;101(5):352. In English, French. Editorial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

• Exporting death made in Quebec. G. Paradis. 2010;101(2):112. In English, French. Editorial PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

1990s

• Mesothelioma surveillance to locate sources of exposure to asbestos. K. Teschke, M.S. Morgan, H. Checkoway, et al. 1997;88(3):163-8. PubMed · Publisher · Free full text

  Abstract

  To determine whether there were previously unrecognized sources of asbestos exposure in British Columbia, incident mesothelioma cases (n = 51) and population-based controls (n = 154) were interviewed about their occupational histories and asbestos exposures. The following occupations were at elevated risk: sheet metal workers (OR = 9.6, 95% CI: 1.5-106), plumbers and pipefitters (OR = 8.3, 95% CI: 1.5-86), shipbuilding workers (OR = 5.0, 95% CI: 1.2-23), painters (OR = 4.5, 95% CI: 1.0-24), welders (OR = 3.9, 95% CI: 0.8-22), gardeners (OR = 3.9, 95% CI: 0.8-22), bricklayers (OR = 3.5, 95% CI: 0.9-14), miners (OR = 3.4, 95% CI: 0.9-13), machinists (OR = 3.2, 95% CI: 1.0-11), construction foremen (OR = 3.1, 95% CI: 0.9-11), and electricians (OR = 3.0, 95% CI: 0.8-12). In a reanalysis excluding subjects who worked in occupations or processes considered strongly a priori at risk, three groups remained of interest: non-asbestos miners (OR = 9.6, 95% CI: 1.8-53), bricklayers (OR = 5.4, 95% CI: 1.0-28), and construction labourers (OR = 2.8, 95% CI: 0.7-10.6).

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