Testicular Cancer in U.S. Navy Personnel.
Abstract
The risk of the development of testicular cancer is greatest in white men aged 20-29. The U.S. Navy is one of the largest defined populations available of men in the high incidence age group receiving health care through a centralized, computer-based medical records system. For these reasons, and the wide variety of occupational exposures present in the Navy, the Naval Health Research Center initiated a prospective study of the incidence of testicular cancer according to occupation in order to identify any occupational associations that may adversely affect naval readiness. The objective of this study was to assess occupational differences in risk for the development of testicular cancer in active-duty enlisted naval personnel during the period 1974-79 compared to the U.S. population an total enlisted naval personnel incidence. Average annual age-specific and age-adjusted incidence rates were calculated. Expected numbers of cases were derived for each occupational group over this period using U.S. rates provided by surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER), Incidence and Incidence and Mortality Data, 1973-77, and total Navy age-specific incidence rates. Standardized incidence ratios were calculated for all Naval occupations with at least one case of testicular cancer, and statistical significance was assessed using the Poisson distribution.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA166010
Entities
People
- Alan M. Ducatman
- Cedric F. Garland
- Edward Doerr Gorham
- Frank C. Garland
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center