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result sql = OBJECTIVE : To evaluate whether some cancers, other conditions, and pregnancy outcomes were related to occupational perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure.

METHODS : We surveyed current and former employees of a perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride production facility, using a self-administered questionnaire to ascertain several cancers and health conditions. Female cohort members also completed a brief pregnancy history. We requested medical records to validate reported melanoma, breast, prostate, and colon cancers. PFOS exposure was estimated based on a job exposure matrix up to the year of the diagnosis of the condition.

RESULTS : Of the 1,895 eligible participants, 1,400 questionnaires were returned. No association was observed between working in a PFOS-exposed job and the risk of any of the surveyed conditions.

CONCLUSION : We observed no association between working in a PFOS-exposed job and several cancers, common health conditions, and birth weight.

Publication: J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2007 Jul ;49(7)::722-9.
Publication Date: 2007 Jul
Study Author(s): Grice, Mira M;Alexander, Bruce H;Hoffbeck, Richard;Kampa, Diane M;
Institution: University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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OBJECTIVE : To evaluate whether some cancers, other conditions, and pregnancy outcomes were related to occupational perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure.

METHODS : We surveyed current and former employees of a perfluorooctanesulfonyl fluoride production facility, using a self-administered questionnaire to ascertain several cancers and health conditions. Female cohort members also completed a brief pregnancy history. We requested medical records to validate reported melanoma, breast, prostate, and colon cancers. PFOS exposure was estimated based on a job exposure matrix up to the year of the diagnosis of the condition.

RESULTS : Of the 1,895 eligible participants, 1,400 questionnaires were returned. No association was observed between working in a PFOS-exposed job and the risk of any of the surveyed conditions.

CONCLUSION : We observed no association between working in a PFOS-exposed job and several cancers, common health conditions, and birth weight.
PMID: 17622844

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