Non-occupational Exposure to Agricultural Work and Risk of Urinary Bladder Cancer Among Egyptian Women

This study examined the associations between non-occupational exposure to agricultural work, through husband or head of household (H/HH) occupation, and urinary bladder cancer risk among Egyptian women.

A total of 1,167 women (388 bladder cases and 779 age- and residence-matched, population-based controls) from a multicenter case-control study were included in the analysis. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using logistic regression. Among married women, those who reported H/HH to be an agricultural worker were at increased risk for bladder cancer as compared to those with H/HH in other occupations (AOR (95% CI): 1.54 (1.09-2.18)); whereas among unmarried women the risk was not increased (0.77 (0.45-1.32). Non-occupational exposure to agricultural work, defined as living with an agricultural worker, increased the risk for bladder cancer among married Egyptian women.

Archives of environmental & occupational health. 2016 Mar 30 [Epub ahead of print]

Sarah S Jackson, Diane Marie St George, Christopher A Loffredo, Sania Amr

a Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD., a Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD., b Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center , Washington, DC., a Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD.