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HIGHLIGHTS from the Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report, 2002

The following paragraphs highlight selected findings based on data from the United States presented in the 2002 and previous WoRLD Surveillance Reports. Click on the following disease categories to go to the corresponding section.

Asbestosis	Asthma
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (CWP)	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Silicosis	Respiratory Conditions due to Toxic Agents
Byssinosis	Respiratory Tuberculosis
Unspecified/Other Pneumoconioses	Lung Cancer
All Pneumoconioses	Other Interstitial Pulmonary Diseases
Malignant Mesothelioma	Various Work-Related Respiratory Conditions
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP)	Smoking Prevalence by Occupation and Industry

Lung Cancer


This edition of the Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report is the first of the series to include a section on lung cancer – specifically PMRs by industry and occupation. A variety of industries and occupations associated with significantly elevated lung cancer mortality are listed in this section.

Table 13-1. Lung cancer: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual industry, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states, 1999		Table 13-2. Lung cancer: Proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) adjusted for age, sex, and race by usual occupation, U.S. residents age 15 and over, selected states, 1999

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