Cancer incidence and mortality in the occupational cohort of a German toxic waste landfill: a retrospective cohort study
Employment at the landfill, expected to reflect occupational exposure to toxic waste, was not associated with increased cancer incidence or mortality in the employee cohort. Preventive measures to reduce exposure and to promote a healthy lifestyle should be maintained at the landfill.
Authors
- Kirsi Manz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7740-4076)
- Sarah Theen
- Alexander Katalinic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0490-1554)
- Ron Pritzkuleit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2858-2941)
- Kerstin Weitmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-283X)
- Gabriele Robers
- Wolfgang Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1180-021X)
Institutions
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-21134-z
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00