Proportion of aluminium production workers in the overall morbidity from bronchial carcinoma in the Šibenik area

Analizirana je učestalost primarnih malignih tumora bronha i pluća na području Šibenika (razdoblje 1970--1984), s osvrtom na dob i spol bolesnika, naviku pušenja, postavljanje dijagnoze i duljinu trajanja simptoma. Paralelno je ocijenjen udio radnika iz proizvodnje i prerade aluminija u ukupnom morbiditetu od tog oblika karcinoma. Kao izvor podataka poslužila je medicinska dokumentacija Odjela za plućne bolesti (s dispanzerom) Medicinskog centra u Šibeniku. Dobiveni rezultati ne upućuju na to da je rad u proizvodnji (i preradi) aluminija povezan s većim rizikom obolijevanja od karcinoma bronha i pluća. Incidencija malignih tumora bronha i pluća u ovom ispitivanju imala je karakteristike (u odnosu na dob, spol, naviku pušenja, simptomatologiju) slične onima u drugim studijama ovog tipa.The incidence of primary malignant tumours of the bronchi and lungs has been studied with special reference to the way of establishing diagnosis and duration of symptoms. There has been no firm evidence in the available literature that work in the aluminium industry might be an occupational risk factor for developing bronchial carcinoma. Nevertheless, all the factors present in other smelting works are present in aluminium production too. Therefore it proved interesting ·to determine the proportion of aluminium production workers of the overall incidence of bronchial carcinoma in this area. The starting point was the fact that aluminium workers had significantly higher morbidity rates from chronic non-specific broncho-pulmonary diseases which, as chronic -irritants, might act as provocation factors. The proportion of these workers in the overall morbidity rate from pulmonary malignant diseases has not been established as significant in this stud