Lung Cancer

Occupational exposure from dairy farming lowered risk of lung cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, July 19th, 2005

Occupational exposure from dairy farming might be associated with a decreased risk of lung cancer.

According to a study from Italy, "The aim of this study was to confirm the exposure-dependent reduction in lung cancer risk reported for dairy farmers exposed to endotoxin and to evaluate the consequence of leaving dairy farming and taking employment in industry or services, where exposure to microbial agents is lower. Standardized mortality ratios, with 95% confidence intervals, for 2,561 self-employed dairy farmers were estimated, considering the general population of Veneto, Italy, from 1970 to 1998 as the reference."

"Sixty-two lung cancer cases,...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-07-19)

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