Alavanja M C, Rush G A, Stewart P, Blair A
J Natl Cancer Inst. 1987 Feb;78(2):247-52.
The proportionate mortality experience and proportionate cancer mortality experience were examined for 1,114 white male members of the American Federation of Grain Millers' life insurance plan. Mortality was significantly elevated for accidents and cancers of the lymphatic and hematopoietic systems, particularly from lymphosarcoma and reticulum cell sarcoma, other neoplasms of lymphoid tissue (i.e., giant follicular lymphoma and other primary malignant neoplasms of lymphoid tissue), and multiple myeloma. No increased mortality was seen for cancer of the respiratory tract, and nonmalignant diseases of the digestive tract were significantly lower than expected. Employees of grain mills showed higher mortality ratios of lymphatic and hematopoietic cancers as compared to other grain industry categories. A preliminary survey of pesticide usage suggested that grain mills were generally associated with greater use of pesticides than other industrial categories with considerable variation among the many facilities encompassed in this study.
对美国谷物碾磨者联合会人寿保险计划的1114名白人男性成员的比例死亡率经历和比例癌症死亡率经历进行了研究。淋巴和造血系统的事故和癌症死亡率显著升高，特别是淋巴肉瘤和网状细胞肉瘤、淋巴组织的其他肿瘤（即巨大滤泡性淋巴瘤和淋巴组织的其他原发性恶性肿瘤）以及多发性骨髓瘤。呼吸道癌症死亡率未见升高，消化道非恶性疾病死亡率显著低于预期。与其他谷物行业类别相比，谷物加工厂的员工淋巴和造血系统癌症的死亡率更高。一项关于农药使用的初步调查表明，与其他工业类别相比，谷物加工厂普遍使用更多的农药，本研究涵盖的众多工厂之间存在相当大的差异。
