Risk of multiple myeloma and cancers of the respiratory system, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, prostate, testes and skin in firemen : Chemical substances and biological agents

R-522 Risk of Multiple Myeloma and Cancers of the Respiratory System, Oesophagus, Stomach, Pancreas, Prostate, Testes and Skin in Firemen Disclaimer Douglas McGregor The IRSST makes no guarantee Consultant regarding the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information contained in this document. [...] Based on analyses of the American 2 Risk of Multiple Myeloma and Cancers of the Respiratory System, Oesophagus, - IRSST Stomach, Pancreas, Prostate, Testes and Skin in Firemen Cancer Society Cohort (CPS-II), it has been estimated that, if the impact of competing causes of death are excluded from the calculation, the lifetime probabilities of death from lung cancer in male and female smokers aged ≥ [...] Despite the strong association between 6 Risk of Multiple Myeloma and Cancers of the Respiratory System, Oesophagus, - IRSST Stomach, Pancreas, Prostate, Testes and Skin in Firemen exposure to sunlight and development of melanoma, the details of this relationship are not clear. [...] While melanoma may occur anywhere on the skin, the majority of melanoma in men is on the back, while in women the majority is on the legs. [...] For squamous cell cancer of the lung, the significant elevation was in the low dose, but not the high dose petroleum source of PAHs, and the evidence came from light smokers or non-smokers of tobacco.