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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 128, No. 1: 78-84
Copyright © 1988 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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LUNG CANCER IN FLORIDA

RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH RESIDENCE IN THE CENTRAL FLORIDA PHOSPHATE MINING REGION

HEATHER G. STOCKWELL1, GARY H. LYMAN2, JULIE WALTZ3 and JOHN T. PETERS1

1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612
2Division of Medical Oncology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida and Medicine Service, H. Lee Moffitt Hospital and Cancer Research Institute at the University of South Florida Tampa, FL
3Formerly with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of South Florida Tampa, FL

Send reprint requests to Dr. Heather G. Stockwell at this address

A case-control study that included 25,398 cases of lung cancer among Florida residents, first diagnosed in 1981–1983, was conducted to determine if residence in the central Florida phosphate mining region was associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. A twofold increase in lung cancer risk was observed among male nonsmokers who lived in the study area. Risks were elevated for all major lung cancer cell types, with the highest risks observed for small cell carcinoma of the lung. Among cigarette smokers, a slight, but not statistically significant, additional increase in risk was associated with residence in the study area. Among women, no significant elevations in risk were observed for persons who lived in the study area. The greatest increase in risk among women was for small cell carcinomas, but the elevations were not statistically significant.

environmental exposure; lung neoplasms; mining; phosphates; radon; smoking


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