Järvholm B, Thiringer G, Axelson O
Br J Ind Med. 1982 May;39(2):196-7. doi: 10.1136/oem.39.2.196.
The mortality pattern among 86 men was determined to investigate the possible hazards of polishing steel. The men had polished steel with polishing paste for at least five years. The polishing pastes had contained tallow, beeswax, carnauba wax, alundum, carborundum, ferric oxide, and chalk. A total of 18 men had died compared with 13.3 expected. Four had died of stomach cancer compared with 0.44 expected (p less than 0.005). The mortality for other causes of death was not increased. The study does not permit any definite conclusion but indicates a possible cancer hazard among polishers.
对86名男性的死亡模式进行了研究,以调查打磨钢铁可能存在的危害。这些男性使用抛光膏打磨钢铁至少五年。抛光膏中含有牛脂、蜂蜡、巴西棕榈蜡、刚玉粉、金刚砂、氧化铁和白垩。共有18人死亡,而预期死亡人数为13.3人。四人死于胃癌,预期死亡人数为0.44人(p值小于0.005)。其他死因的死亡率没有增加。该研究无法得出任何明确结论,但表明抛光工人可能存在癌症风险。