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Kim, Kim, Kang, Kim, Kim, Ahn, Lee, Lee, Kang, Son, Sul, Kim, Jung, and Kim: Epidemiologic Characteristics of Occupational Lung Cancer in the Busan area
Original Article

Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2006; 18(1): 53-58.

Published online: 30 January 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35371/kjoem.2006.18.1.53

Epidemiologic Characteristics of Occupational Lung Cancer in the Busan area

Jung Il Kim, Jin Ha Kim, Dongmug Kang, Jung Won Kim, Jong Eun Kim, Jin Hong Ahn, Chang Hoon Lee, Hyun Jae Lee, Jin Uk Kang, Jin Kun Son, Jin Kon Sul, Young Ki Kim, Kap Yeol Jung, Joon Youn Kim

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea.

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Koshin University, Korea.

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan Paik Hospital, In-Je University, Korea.

Department of Preventive and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.

Department of Preventive Medicine and The Research Society of Environmental Genetic Epidemiology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Korea.

kimji@dau.ac.kr

Copyright © 2006 The Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Abstract

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this study were to estimate the proportion of occupational lung cancer in the Busan area.

METHODS

Occupational physicians of four university hospitals operating an occupational disease surveillance system in the Busan area actively interviewed all of the newly diagnosed, lung cancer cases about their characteristics and occupational histories through a survey questionnaire and chart review. To evaluate and agree on the work-relativity, the cases were presented in periodic meetings.

RESULTS

A total of 301 lung cancer cases were interviewed, of which 50 (16.6%, all male, 27 probable and 23 possible) were related to occupational exposure. The exposure materials were asbestos, Cr, PAH etc. Pathologic findings included squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and small cell carcinoma.

CONCLUSIONS

The proportion of occupational lung cancer cases above the probable level was 9% and above the possible level was 17%. To develop the public health policy and to prevent further cancer death, the meaningful data from occupational cancer surveillance systems should be collected continuously for ongoing monitoring.

Keywords: Lung cancer, Occupation, Surveillance

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