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Lenahan, Peter. 30-year study of cancer incidence in firefighters and police officers in New Jersey's four largest municipalities. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3445QP8

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Title30-year study of cancer incidence in firefighters and police officers in New Jersey's four largest municipalities
NameLenahan, Peter (author); Gochfeld, Michael (chair); Meng, Qingyu (co-chair); Robson, Mark (internal member); Fagliano, Jerald (outside member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2018
Other Date2018-01 (degree)
SubjectPublic Health, Fire fighters--Health and hygiene--New Jersey, Cancer--New Jersey
Extent1 online resource (xvii, 133 p. : ill.)
DescriptionObjectives: To determine if one cohort of paid firefighters and one cohort of paid police officers from the four largest municipalities in New Jersey demonstrated a greater incidence of cancer than the U.S. General Population. Methods: Four cohorts of paid firefighters and four cohorts of paid police officers, were identified through the NJ Police and Firefighters Retirement System records, (PFRS), and sent to the New Jersey State Cancer Registry for linkage. The information included employment start and end dates, year of birth and death, age at time of diagnosis and ICD-O-3 Diagnostic Code. Standard Incidence Ratios (SIRs) were calculated for each cancer for both cohorts utilizing the Life Table Analysis System (LTAS) developed by the National Institutes of Safety and Health (NIOSH). Results: The Standardized Incidence Ratios (SIR) for firefighters reflects an excess of eye cancer, 3.80 times greater than the U.S. General Population, SIR = 3.80; (95% CI, 1.53, 7.82). This is a statistically significant excess of Eye Cancer, and when compared to the U.S. General Population, whereas police officers did not demonstrate an excess of Eye Cancer. Conclusions: The SIR for All Cancers for both firefighters and police officers was below the expected number of cancers demonstrating that New Jersey firefighters and police officers do not have an excess incidence of cancer when compared to the General Population in the United States.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Peter Lenahan
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3445QP8
Languageeng
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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