Camp Janice E, Seixas Noah S, Wernli Karen, Fitzgibbons Dawn, Astrakianakis George, Thomas David B, Gao Dao Li, Checkoway Harvey
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.
Int J Occup Environ Health. 2003 Oct-Dec;9(4):347-56. doi: 10.1179/oeh.2003.9.4.347.
This article describes the development of a cancer study among Shanghai textile workers. Due to the organization of work between 1949 and the 1980s, and superior record-keeping practices, it is possible to track textile workers' job tasks and workplace exposures over virtually the entirety of their working lives. The authors' experiences utilized important relationships developed over more than ten years to access work exposures and cancer outcomes. Initial findings indicate a significantly increased risk for breast cancer for women employed in cotton, wool, mixed-fiber, and machine-maintenance sectors. This project is an example of the unique research opportunities to be found in China, and illustrates how these data sources may be lost due to ongoing changes in the Chinese economy.
本文描述了一项针对上海纺织工人的癌症研究的开展情况。由于1949年至20世纪80年代的工作组织方式以及出色的记录保存做法，几乎有可能追踪纺织工人整个工作生涯中的工作任务和工作场所接触情况。作者利用十多年来建立的重要关系来获取工作接触情况和癌症结果。初步研究结果表明，在棉花、羊毛、混纺纤维和机器维修部门工作的女性患乳腺癌的风险显著增加。该项目是在中国发现的独特研究机会的一个例子，并说明了由于中国经济的持续变化，这些数据来源可能会如何丢失。
