A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A European-wide population based case-control study (European rare cancer study) undertaken in nine European countries examined risk factors for uveal melanoma. They found a positive association between cooks and the risk of uveal me...
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| author | Marr Anja Jöckel Karl-Heinz Schmidt-Pokrzywniak Andrea Bornfeld Norbert Stang Andreas |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A European-wide population based case-control study (European rare cancer study) undertaken in nine European countries examined risk factors for uveal melanoma. They found a positive association between cooks and the risk of uveal melanoma. In our study we examine whether cooks or people who worked in cook related jobs have an increased uveal melanoma risk.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We conducted a case-control study during 2002 and 2005. Overall, 1653 eligible subjects (age range: 20-74 years, living in Germany) participated. Interviews were conducted with 459 incident uveal melanoma cases, 827 population controls, 180 ophthalmologist controls and 187 sibling controls. Data on occupational exposure were obtained from a self-administered postal questionnaire and a computer-assisted telephone interview. We used conditional logistic regression to estimate odds ratios adjusting for the matching factors.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Overall, we did not observe an increased risk of uveal melanoma among people who worked as cooks or who worked in cook related jobs. When we restricted the source population of our study to the population of the Federal State of Northrhine-Westphalia, we observed an increased risk among subjects who were categorized as cooks in the cases-control analysis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our results are in conflict with former results of the European rare cancer study. Considering the rarity of the disease laboratory in vitro studies of human uveal melanoma cell lines should be done to analyze potential exposure risk factors like radiation from microwaves, strong light from incandescent ovens, or infrared radiation.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11ce88c66382460c803323cc704327572022-12-22T03:11:05ZengBMCBMC Ophthalmology1471-24152010-10-011012610.1186/1471-2415-10-26A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanomaMarr AnjaJöckel Karl-HeinzSchmidt-Pokrzywniak AndreaBornfeld NorbertStang Andreas<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A European-wide population based case-control study (European rare cancer study) undertaken in nine European countries examined risk factors for uveal melanoma. They found a positive association between cooks and the risk of uveal melanoma. In our study we examine whether cooks or people who worked in cook related jobs have an increased uveal melanoma risk.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We conducted a case-control study during 2002 and 2005. Overall, 1653 eligible subjects (age range: 20-74 years, living in Germany) participated. Interviews were conducted with 459 incident uveal melanoma cases, 827 population controls, 180 ophthalmologist controls and 187 sibling controls. Data on occupational exposure were obtained from a self-administered postal questionnaire and a computer-assisted telephone interview. We used conditional logistic regression to estimate odds ratios adjusting for the matching factors.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Overall, we did not observe an increased risk of uveal melanoma among people who worked as cooks or who worked in cook related jobs. When we restricted the source population of our study to the population of the Federal State of Northrhine-Westphalia, we observed an increased risk among subjects who were categorized as cooks in the cases-control analysis.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our results are in conflict with former results of the European rare cancer study. Considering the rarity of the disease laboratory in vitro studies of human uveal melanoma cell lines should be done to analyze potential exposure risk factors like radiation from microwaves, strong light from incandescent ovens, or infrared radiation.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/10/26 |
| spellingShingle | Marr Anja Jöckel Karl-Heinz Schmidt-Pokrzywniak Andrea Bornfeld Norbert Stang Andreas A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma BMC Ophthalmology |
| title | A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma |
| title_full | A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma |
| title_fullStr | A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma |
| title_short | A case-control study: occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma |
| title_sort | case control study occupational cooking and the risk of uveal melanoma |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2415/10/26 |
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