Cancer incidence and mortality in the occupational cohort of a German toxic waste landfill: a retrospective cohort study

Cancer incidence and mortality in the occupational cohort of a German toxic waste landfill: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Employees at the Ihlenberg toxic waste landfill in northern Germany were found to have an increased risk of cancer and cancer-related deaths in previous analyses covering the time period from 1983 to 2008. The present study aimed to quantify cancer risk and all-cause mortality in...

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Main Authors: Kirsi Manz, Kerstin Weitmann, Sarah Theen, Gabriele Robers, Ron Pritzkuleit, Alexander Katalinic, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Occupational cohort
Toxic waste
Cancer registry
Standardized incidence ratio
Standardized mortality ratio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21134-z
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