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American Journal of Epidemiology Vol. 139, No. 1: 30-36
Copyright © 1994 by The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health

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Occupational Exposures Associated with Male Breast Cancer

Paula F. Rosenbaum1,, John E. Vena1, Maria A. Zielezny1 and Arthur M. Michalek2

1 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo Buffalo, NY.
2 Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY

Reprint requess to Ms Paula F. Rosenbaum, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 270 Farber Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

The role of occupational exposure to heat and electromagnetic fields was investigated in a case-control study of male breast cancer Seventy-one cases reported to the New York State Tumor Registry between 1979 and 1988 were compared with 256 healthy male controls. Controls were frequency matched to cases by race, year of diagnosis, and age in 5-year intervals. Unconditional logistic regression modeling indicated that males with occupations that involved heat exposure had an elevated risk for the disease. The age- and county-adjusted odds ratio was 2.3 (95% confidence Interval (CI) 0.95–5.3). Exposure to heat on the job could influence testicular function. No increase in disease risk was observed for males believed to have occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields (odds ratio = 0.7, 95% CI 0.3–1.9). Am J Epidemiol 1994;139:30–6

breast neoplasms; case-control studies; electromagnetic fields; heat; men; occupational diseases; risk factors


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