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Prostate cancer in firefighting and police work: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies.

Jeavana SritharanManisha PahwaPaul A DemersShelley A HarrisDonald C ColeMarie-Elise Parent
Published in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2017)
Small excess risks of prostate cancer were observed from firefighter studies with moderate to substantial heterogeneity and a relatively small number of police studies, respectively. There is a need for further studies to examine police occupations and to assess unique and shared exposures in firefighting and police work.
Keyphrases
  • prostate cancer
  • case control
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  • human health