[Localization of lung cancer in persons exposed to plutonium-239].

Abstract

Pulmonary cancer site was studied in 131 workers engaged into radioactive chemicals production and 178 examinees of control group. All examinees died in 1965-1989. Incorporation of plutonium-239 increased the number of lower lobe pulmonary cancers (upper-0.49; medium-0.06; lower-0.45) compared to 0.72; 0.03; 0.25 in control group. Ratio of cancer sites attributing to plutonium-239 was calculated for various levels of relative risk. Cancer site in the lower lobe appeared to show high probability attributing to plutonium-239 with relative risk over 1.39; in the case of upper lobe the relative risk was 3.67.

• Authors: Z B Tokarskaia, N D Okladnikova, V P Aristov
• Journal: Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia (Med Tr Prom Ekol) Issue 5-6 Pg. 23-5 ( 1993) ISSN: 1026-9428 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Lokalizatsiia raka lëgkikh u rabotavshikh s plutoniem-239.
• PMID: 8069501 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Plutonium

Topics

• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (epidemiology, etiology, pathology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced (epidemiology, etiology, pathology)
• Occupational Exposure
• Plutonium (adverse effects)
• Radiochemistry
• Risk Factors
• Smoking (adverse effects)