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Occupational exposure to polyvinyl chloride as a risk factor for testicular cancer evaluated in a case-control study

✍ Scribed by Lennart Hardell; Carl-Göran Ohlson; Mats Fredrikson

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1997
Tongue
French
Weight
31 KB
Volume
73
Category
Article
ISSN
0020-7136

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✦ Synopsis

Occupational exposures were assessed in a case-control study on testicular cancer using self-administered questionnaires. In total, answers were obtained for 148 (91%) cases and 315 (87%) controls. Of the cases, 101 had seminoma and 47 had embryonal testicular cancer. An increased odds ratio (OR) was found for exposure to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) yielding an OR of 6.6 (95% confidence interval, 1.4-32). The risk increased further if cases with self-reported cryptorchidism or orchitis were excluded. Six of the 7 exposed cases had seminoma. Exposure to other types of plastics did not significantly increase the risk of testicular cancer.

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