4 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
Cancer of the gastrointestinal tract and exposure to asbestos in drinking water among lighthouse keepers (Norway)
…The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was calculated as the number of new cancer cases divided by the expected number based on five-year age and sex specific incidence rates in the general rural population of Norway…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1993
Incidence of cancer and mortality among workers exposed to mercury vapour in the Norwegian chloralkali industry
…the mortality were followed up from 1953 to 1989 and 1953 to 1988 respectively. The general Norwegian male population served as a reference population. There was a lung cancer excess of borderline significance (standardised incidence ratio…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Lung fibre burden in lung cancer cases employed in the rock and slag wool industry
…dry lung. Asbestos fibres were found in 16 cases in minor amounts, described by the authors as similar to general-population levels. Lung fibre levels did not follow estimated exposure to MMVF or asbestos, and age…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Cancer incidence among seafarers and fishermen in the Nordic countries
…the seafarers. Conclusion In our cohort, seafaring was associated with a higher overall incidence of cancer compared to the general population. While the majority of cancers could not be linked to specific occupational factors, increases in…