Occupational Jet Fuel Exposure and Invasive Cancer Occurrence in the United States Air Force, 1989-2003

Abstract

To measure the association between occupational jet fuel exposure and invasive cancer occurrence in the U.S. Air Force (USAF). Cancer data from January 1, 1989 to December 31, 2003 were extracted from a U.S. military cancer registry and linked to information from the Air Force Personnel Center. Based on job descriptions, et fuel exposure was categorized as high, moderate or low. Conditional logistic regressions were used to calculate odds ratios for fuel exposure with cancer occurrence as the primary outcome of interest. The odds ratios for cancer occurrence in the moderate and high exposure groups were 0.84 (95% Cl 0.65-1.09) and 0.73 (95% Cl 0.32-1.64), respectively, when compared to the low exposure group. A null association was observed between occupational jet fuel exposure and invasive cancer in the USAF.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA470651

Entities

People

  • Grover K. Yamane
  • Tiffany A. D'mello

Organizations

  • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuels
  • Governments
  • Jet Engine Fuels
  • Lymphatic Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Personnel Management
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • United States

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