| Disease/Syndrome |
Kidney cancer |
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| Category |
Cancer, Occupational |
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| Acute/Chronic |
Chronic |
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| Synonyms |
Malignant neoplasm of kidney, other, and unspecified urinary organs; Renal cancer; Kidney cancer; Cancer of kidney; Renal neoplasms |
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| Biomedical References |
Search PubMed |
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| Comments |
"Kidney cancer, in contrast to bladder cancer, is generally not considered an occupation-related cancer, but associations have been reported with asbestos in several studies. [Adami, p. 478] The relationship between occupational exposures and kidney cancer is poorly understood. Increased risks have been reported in the following industries: coke production, iron and steel production, chimney sweeping, nickel smelting, lead smelting, dry cleaning, oil refining, textile production, electric power, farming, printing. Also in the following jobs: tailors, firefighters, painters, gasoline station attendants, truck drivers, and workers exposed to asbestos. [Ward, p. 294] |
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| Latency/Incubation |
Years to decades |
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| Diagnostic |
Biopsy |
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| ICD-9 Code |
189 |
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| Reference Link |
Kidney : BC Cancer Agency |
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| Related Information in Haz-Map |
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| Agents |
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