A cancer mortality study in Bombay-based atomic energy community: 1975-1987.

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dc.contributor.authorNambi, K Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMayya, Y Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSoman, S Den_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T06:27:29Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T06:27:29Z
dc.date.issued1991-06-01en_US
dc.description.abstractCancer deaths recorded by the centralised health services of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) among its employees and their families stationed in Bombay during 1975-1987 have been analysed. Expected number of deaths due to cancer in the study group has been estimated by using the age-sex-specific cancer death rates reported for Bombay resident population for the year 1983. The size of the database for the entire DAE community is about 702,000 person years and the number of cancer deaths observed in 154. Analysis has been done separately for employees and their families, individually for important groups of cancer sites such as respiratory organs, digestive organs, breast, genito-urinary organs and lymphatic and haematopoietic systems. The standardised mortality ratios are generally lower than 100, which may partly be due to the 'healthy worker effect' in the DAE community and partly because of its differences in the social class distribution and the concomitant differences in lifestyle with respect to the comparison group of Bombay city.en_US
dc.description.affiliationHealth and Safety Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNambi KS, Mayya YS, Soman SD. A cancer mortality study in Bombay-based atomic energy community: 1975-1987. Indian Journal of Cancer. 1991 Jun; 28(2): 61-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/49869
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjcancer.comen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasms, Radiation-Induced --mortalityen_US
dc.subject.meshNuclear Reactorsen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshSpace-Time Clusteringen_US
dc.titleA cancer mortality study in Bombay-based atomic energy community: 1975-1987.en_US
dc.typeComparative Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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