Reaffirming increased risk of lung cancer mortality among residents near an asbestos product manufacturing plant

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24590824
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
• Principal Investigator: KUMAGAI Shinji 産業医科大学, 産業保健学部, 教授 (50250329)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): KURUMATANI Norio 奈良県立医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (10124877)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 石綿 / 肺がん / 周辺住民

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In 2007, we had conducted a retrospective cohort study on 1907 residents near an asbestos product manufacturing plant. In the present study, we observed mortality among the cohort until December, 2012. Based on the estimated asbestos concentration, we classified the residents into four groups and evaluated mortality among each of the groups. The analysis showed that the numbers of lung cancer deceased persons without occupational asbestos exposure were 9 in men and 4 in women, and standard mortality ratios were 2.40 (95% confidence interval: 1.10-4.55) and 3.27 (0.89-8.39), respectively. This finding suggests that risk of lung cancer mortality increased among residents near an asbestos product manufacturing plant.

Free Research Field

労働環境学