Journal article
The Occupation of Fishing as a Risk Factor in Cancer of the Lip
Abstract
To study the role of commercial fishing and related factors in the development of lip cancer, a project that included a case-control study and a cohort analysis was undertaken in Newfoundland. Household survey data were linked with cancer-registry and census data. In comparison with other males, fishermen had a probability of development of lip cancer that was 1.5 times higher (by the case-control method, P less than 0.05) or 4.4 times higher …
Authors
Spitzer WO; Hill GB; Chambers LW; Helliwell BE; Murphy HB
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 293, No. 9, pp. 419–424
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
August 28, 1975
DOI
10.1056/nejm197508282930903
ISSN
0028-4793