Cancer incidence among semiconductor and electronic storage device workers

Cancer Mortality and Incidence in Korean Semiconductor Workers

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to evaluate cancer risks in the Korean semiconductor industry. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed in eight semiconductor factories between 1998 and 2008. The number of subjects was 113,443 for mortality and 108,443 for incidence. Standardized mortality ratios (SMR) and standardized incidence ratios (SIR) were calculated. RESULTS The S...

Cancer Incidence Among Hardmetal Production Workers

: The cancer incidence was determined for 3713 workers from three plants from 1958 to 2011. The exposure measures were ever/never exposed, duration, cumulative, and mean cobalt concentrations.The incidence of all malignant neoplasms was increased at one plant, but standardized incidence ratio (SIR) was 0.96 for all workers. Lung cancer incidence was increased for all workers, SIR 1.38 (1.01 to ...

Cancer incidence among Australian nuclear industry workers.

To assess whether workers at Lucas Heights Science and Technology Centre (LHSTC) had different levels of cancer incidence from the New South Wales (NSW) population in Australia. A retrospective cohort study was undertaken at LHSTC. Data on 7,076 workers employed between 1957-98 were abstracted from personnel, dosimetry, and medical files. An inception cohort was defined which included 4,523 wor...

Exposure assessment for retrospective follow-up studies of semiconductor- and storage device-manufacturing workers.

OBJECTIVE This exposure assessment was conducted in the first large study of mortality and cancer incidence in semiconductor and storage device manufacturing. METHODS Unique combinations of division, department and job codes and names (DDJ) from work history records were assigned to work groups and exposure categories. Agent exposure matrices assessed differences in potential exposures betwee...

Cancer Risk among Wafer Fabrication Workers In the Semiconductor Industry