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External Airborne-agent Exposure Increase Risk of Digestive Tract Cancer

Authors
 Wanhyung Lee  ;  Jihyun Kim  ;  Sung-Shil Lim  ;  Yangwook Kim  ;  Yeon-Soon Ahn  ;  Jin-Ha Yoon 
Citation
 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, Vol.10(1) : 8617, 2020-05 
Journal Title
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Issue Date
2020-05
Abstract
Previous studies have suggested that in addition to respiratory system cancers, exposure to external airborne agents (EAAs) may also affect the risk of digestive tract cancer. However, previous epidemiological studies have been limited. To clarify this relationship, we conducted a Workers' Korea National Health Insurance Service cohort study. The EAA exposure group comprised participants who had ever visited a hospital as an inpatient for 'lung diseases due to external agents'. The reference population comprised men from the general working population. The EAA exposure group and reference group included a total of 98,666 and 79,959,286 person-years, respectively. Age-adjusted standardized incident rates (SIRs) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated for each 5-year age stratum. The SIR (95% CI) of EAA exposure was 1.30 (1.19-1.38) for all digestive tract cancers. The highest risk associated with EAA exposure was observed for oral cancer, followed by esophageal and stomach cancers [SIRs (95%CI): 3.96 (3.02-4.78), 3.47(2.60-4.25), and 1.34(1.17-1.47), respectively.] These statistically significant associations did not be attenuated in a subgroup analysis using logistic regression adjusted for age, smoking and alcohol consumption. Our findings suggest that EAA exposure should address risk reduction of both digestive tract and respiratory system cancers.
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DOI
10.1038/s41598-020-65312-6
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (직업환경의학과) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Ji Hyun(김지현)
Yoon, Jin Ha(윤진하) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4198-2955
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/180240
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