Results Section of Article Reveals information on Peritoneal Cancer in Men Resources on Asbestos Exposure, Men and Peritoneal Cancer

RESULTS

Average age at death of peritoneal cancer cases was 64.3 6 13.5 among men (64.3 6 13.5 among Whites, and 64.8 6 8.8 among African-Americans), and 70.1 6 12.0 among women (70.2 6 11.8 among Whites, and 67.2 6 14.9 among African-Americans).

Only 15.9% of male cases (36/226) and 7.7% of female cases (28/362) for whom information was available had autopsy, compared to 14.2% of male controls (269/1900) and 9.1% of female controls (266/2910). Seventeen male cases (6.8%) and one male control were reported as insulation workers in the death certificate (Table I). Machine operators also showed a risk increase in both genders, which was significant among men.

Non-significantly elevated risks of peritoneal cancer were observed for mechanics and repairers and construction laborers among men, and elementary school teachers; private household cleaners and servants; and hairdressers and cosmetologists among women.

Industries with a significant excess risk among men included construction; miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products; electrical machinery, equipment and supplies; and services to dwellings and other buildings. Industries associated with a significantly elevated risk among women were quite different and they included: publishing and printing, miscellaneous retail stores, and elementary and secondary schools.

Table II describes the results obtained with the job-exposure matrix. Risk of peritoneal cancer increased significantly by probability (test for trend: all men: p 5 0.0004; white men p 5 0.016) and intensity (test for trend: all men: p5,0.0001; white men p50.0006) of exposure among all men and white men.

A significant upward trend was also observed among African-American men by intensity of Peritoneal Cancer and Exposure to Asbestos 11 asbestos exposure (P 5 0.04), although the trend was not monotonic. No African-American men had high probability of exposure.

Risk of peritoneal cancer did not increase with probability of asbestos exposure among women, although no female cases had high probability of exposure. Risk was non-significantly elevated in the medium intensity of exposure for all women and white women. Among women, trends were not statistically significant, and the highest risk was observed for moderate intensity of exposure to asbestos.