Stellman J M
School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
J Occup Med. 1994 Aug;36(8):814-25.
This article discusses historical and social reasons for the emergence of women's occupational cancer as a current area of research interest. It develops background information on relationships between social and occupational factors that must be considered if research on women, work, and cancer is to be well designed. These factors include specific occupational titles and tasks and the socioeconomic status and roles of women being studied. In addition, detailed demographic data on the industrial and occupational distribution of female workers are provided as one basis for setting priorities for women's occupational cancer studies. These demographic data are supplemented by analysis of specific potential exposures to carcinogens and other hazardous substances. By comparing lists of known and suspected carcinogens published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer to the industries and uses listed by the Hazardous Substances Data Base of the National Library of Medicine, a new target list of industries of significance to female workers was derived. Its implications are discussed herein.
本文探讨了女性职业性癌症作为当前一个研究热点领域出现的历史和社会原因。它阐述了社会因素与职业因素之间关系的背景信息，若要精心设计关于女性、工作和癌症的研究，这些因素必须予以考虑。这些因素包括特定的职业头衔和任务，以及所研究女性的社会经济地位和角色。此外，还提供了关于女工行业和职业分布的详细人口数据，作为确定女性职业性癌症研究重点的依据之一。通过将国际癌症研究机构公布的已知和疑似致癌物清单与美国国立医学图书馆有害物质数据库列出的行业及用途进行比较，得出了一份对女工具有重要意义的新行业目标清单。本文将讨论其影响。
