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Association between Occupational Exposure to Wood Dust and Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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  • Montserrat Alonso-Sardón
  • Antonio-J Chamorro
  • Ignacio Hernández-García
  • Helena Iglesias-de-Sena
  • Helena Martín-Rodero
  • Cristian Herrera
  • Miguel Marcos
  • José Antonio Mirón-Canelo

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Objective: To perform a systematic review to analyze the association between occupational exposure to wood dust and cancer. Methods: A systematic literature search of entries made in the MEDLINE-PubMed database between 1957 and 2013 was conducted to identify studies that had assessed the relationship between occupational exposure to wood dust and different types of cancer. A meta-analysis of selected case-control and cohort studies was subsequently performed. Results: A total of 114 studies were identified and 70 were selected for review. Of these, 42 studies focused on the relationship between wood dust and nasal cancer (n = 22), lung cancer (n = 11), and other types of cancer (n = 9). Low-to-moderate quality evidence that wood dust acts as a carcinogen was obtained, and a stronger association between wood dust and nasal adenocarcinoma was observed. A lesser association between wood dust exposure and lung cancer was also observed. Several studies suggested that there is a relationship between wood dust and the onset of other cancers, although there was no evidence to establish an association. A meta-analysis that included four case-controls studies showed that workers exposed to wood dust exhibited higher rates of nasal adenocarcinoma than other workers (odds ratio = 10.28; 95% confidence interval: 5.92 and 17.85; P

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  • Montserrat Alonso-Sardón & Antonio-J Chamorro & Ignacio Hernández-García & Helena Iglesias-de-Sena & Helena Martín-Rodero & Cristian Herrera & Miguel Marcos & José Antonio Mirón-Canelo, 2015. "Association between Occupational Exposure to Wood Dust and Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(7), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0133024
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133024
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    1. Rayan Nikkilä & Suvi Tolonen & Tuula Salo & Timo Carpén & Eero Pukkala & Antti Mäkitie, 2023. "Occupational Etiology of Oropharyngeal Cancer: A Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(21), pages 1-13, November.
    2. Justyna Szulc & Anna Otlewska & Małgorzata Okrasa & Katarzyna Majchrzycka & Michael Sulyok & Beata Gutarowska, 2017. "Microbiological Contamination at Workplaces in a Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Station Processing Plant Biomass," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-18, January.

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