Occupational exposures and colorectal cancers: A quantitative overview of epidemiological evidence

Table 1 Articles included in the literature review and meta-analysis, by cancer site, International Standard Industrial Classification code and exposure features

Authors	Cancer site	ISIC	Exposure	Article type	Estimate
Cantor et al[94]	Colorectal	01 - Crop and animal production	Aerial pesticide applicators	Cohort	RR
Greenburg et al[95]			Pesticides applicators	Cohort	RR
Lee et al[83]			Farming	Cohort	RR
Lo et al[90]			Pesticides	Case-Control	OR
Lynch et al[96]			Pesticides applicators	Cohort	RR
Wiklund and Dich[97]			Agriculture	Cohort	SIR
Mikoczy and Rylander[98]		03 - Fishing and aquaculture	Fishermen	Cohort	SIR
Finkelstein[99]		08 - Other mining and quarrying	Dust	Meta-analysis	SMR
Kusiak[100]			Miners	Cohort	SMR
Gubéran et al[57]		10 - Manufacture of food products	Butchers	Cohort	SMR
Fritschi et al[58]			Meat Workers	Cohort	SMR
McLean et al[59]			Meat Workers	Cohort	SMR
Carstensen et al[77]		11 - Manufacture of beverages	Brevery workers	Cohort	RR
Thygesen et al[78]			Brevery workers	Cohort	SIR
Goldberg and Thériault G[101]		13 - Manufacture of textile	Synthetic textiles	Cohort	SMR
Mastrangelo et al[24]			Textile	Meta-analysis	RR
Vobecky et al[102]			Carpet production	Cohort	SMR
Guay and Siemiatycki[54]		15 - Manufacture of leather and related products	Fur industry	Cohort	SMR
Montanaro et al[55]			Tannery workers	Cohort	SMR
Sweeney et al[103]			Fur industry	Cohort	SMR
Roscoe et al[104]		16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork	Automotive wood modelists	Cohort	SMR
Swanson et al[26]			Automobile industry	Cohort	SMR
Rodu et al[62]		19 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	Petroleum	Cohort	SMR
Acquavella et al[70]		20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	Alachlor (herbicide)	Cohort	SIR
Berger and Manz[64]			Coke gas	Cohort	SMR
Fraser et al[65]			Fertilisers manufacturing	Cohort	SMR
Leet et al[66]			Alachlor (herbicide)	Cohort	SMR
Schnorr et al[67]			Polyurethane foam	Cohort	SMR
Tomenson et al[68]			Methil-methacrylate	Cohort	RR
Walker et al[69]			Methil-methacrylate	Cohort	SMR
Acquavella et al[63]		22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastics products	Polypropylene manufacturing	Cohort	SIR
Cowles et al[71]			Plastic and resins	Cohort	SMR
Kaleja et al[72]			Polypropylene production	Cohort	SIR
Lagast et al[73]			Polypropylene production	Meta-analysis	RR
Lewis et al[74]			Polypropylene production	Cohort	SIR
Sathiakumar et al[75]			Rubber industry	Cohort	SMR
McMichael et al[76]			Rubber industry	Cohort	SMR
Albin et al[106]		23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	Asbestos cement workers	Cohort	RR
Jakobsson et al107]			Cement workers	Cohort	SMR
Seidman et al[108]			Asbestos	Cohort	SMR
Smailyte et al[52]			Cement workers	Cohort	SMR
Wingren[109]			Glass Workers	Cohort	SIR
Zhang et al[110]			Ceramic factories	Cohort	SMR
Jackobsson et al[43]		24 - Manufacture of basic metals	Stainless steel workers	Cohort	SIR
Redmond et al[40]			Steel workers	Cohort	SMR
Xu et al[42]			Iron and steel workers	Cohort	SMR
Wang et al[44]		26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products	Optical industry	Case-Control	OR
Ritz et al[60]		28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c	Aerospace workers	Cohort	RR
Delzell et al[111]		29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles	Motor vehicle manufacturing	Cohort	SMR
Innos et al[56]		31 - Manufacture of furniture	Wood dust	Cohort	SIR
Puntoni et al[48]		33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	Shipyard	Cohort	RR
Puntoni et al[47]			Shipyard	Cohort	SMR
Nasterlack et al[112]		37 - Sewerage	Wastewater treatment	Cohort	SIR
Reynolds and Austin[113]		72 - Scientific research and development	Physics laboratory workers	Cohort	SIR
Ahn et al[114]		84 - Public administration and defence	Emergency responders	Cohort	SIR
Demers et al[115]			Firefighters	Cohort	SIR
Strand et al[116]			Asbestos (Military - Navy)	Cohort	SIR
Yamane[117]			United States Air Force workers	Cohort	SIR
Czene et al[118]		96 - Other personal service activities	Hairdressers	Cohort	SIR
Brownson et al[61]	Colon	01 - Crop and animal production	Agriculture	Case-control	OR
Cantor et al[94]			Aerial pesticide applicators	Cohort	SMR
Fredriksson et al[119]			Farmers	Case-Control	OR
Freedman et al[120]			Farmer s	Case-Control	OR
Koutros et al[82]			Aromatic amine pesticide	Cohort	RR
Rusiecki et al[121]			Pesticides	Cohort	RR
Wiklund and Dich[97]			Agriculture	Cohort	SIR
Fredriksson et al[119]		02 - Forestry and logging	Gardeners	Case-Control	OR
Mikoczy and Rylander[98]		03 - Fishing and aquaculture	Fishermen	Cohort	SIR
Brownson et al[61]		05 - Mining of coal and lignite	Coal Mining	Case-Control	OR
Tomaskova et al[122]			Black coal miners	Cohort	SMR
Brownson et al[61]		07 - Mining of metal ores	Metal mining	Case-control	OR
Gómez et al[123]			Mercury miners	Cohort	SMR
Brownson et al[61]		08 - Other mining and quarrying	Metal mining	Case-control	OR
Fredriksson et al[119]			Miners	Case-Control	OR
Brownson et al[61]		10 - Manufacture of food products	Food industry	Case-control	OR
Johnson et al[124]			Food industry	Case-Control	OR
Carstensen et al[77]		11 - Manufacture of beverages	Brevery workers	Cohort	RR
Thygesen et al[78]			Brevery workers	Cohort	SIR
Fredriksson et al[119]		14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel	Dressmakers and needle workers	Case-Control	OR
Brownson et al[61]		15 - Manufacture of leather and related products	Leather production	Case-control	OR
Montanaro et al[55]			Tannery workers	Cohort	SMR
Fredriksson et al[119]		16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork	Lumberers and sawmill workers	Case-Control	OR
Roscoe et al[104]			Automotive wood model	Cohort	SMR
Simpson et al[125]			Wood dust	Case-Control	OR
Swanson et al[26]			Automobile industry	Cohort	SMR
Fredriksson et al[119]		17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products	Paper and pulp workers	Case-Control	OR
Brownson et al[61]		18 - Printing and reproduction of recorded media	Printing	Case-control	OR
Brownson et al[61]		19 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	Petroleum	Case-control	OR
Brownson et al[61]		20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	Chemical workers	Case-control	OR
Collins et al[126]			Methil-methacrylate	Cohort	SMR
Fraser et al[65]			Fertilisers manufacturing	Cohort	SMR
Fredriksson et al[119]			Chemical workers	Case-Control	OR
Schnorr et al[67]			Polyurethane foam industry	Cohort	SMR
Walker et al[69]			Methil-methacrylate	Cohort	SMR
Harrington and Goldblatt[105]		21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations	Pharmaceutical industry	Cohort	SMR
McMichael et al[76]		22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastics product	Rubber industry	Cohort	SMR
Straif et al[127]			Rubber industry	Cohort	SMR
Smailyte et al[52]		23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	Cement workers	Cohort	SIR
Jakobsson et al[107]		24 - Manufacture of basic metals	Stainless steel workers	Cohort	SIR
Redmond et al[40]			Steel workers	Cohort	SMR
Tokudome and Kuratsune[41]			Metal refinery	Cohort	SMR
Brownson et al[61]		25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products	Metal manufacturing	Case-control	OR
Fredriksson et al[119]			Metal workers	Case-Control	OR
Fredriksson et al[119]		31 - Manufacture of furniture	Cabinet makers	Case-Control	OR
Innos et al[56]			Wood dust	Cohort	SIR
Fredriksson et al[119]		33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	Mechanics	Case-Control	OR
Puntoni et al[48]			Shipyard	Cohort	SMR
Puntoni et al[47]			Shipyard	Cohort	SMR
Fredriksson et al[119]		49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines	Rail and road workers	Case-Control	OR
Reynolds and Austin[113]		72 - Scientific research and development	Physics laboratory workers	Cohort	SIR
Fredriksson et al[119]		81 - Services to buildings and landscape activities	Cleaners	Case-Control	OR
Baris et al[128]		84 - Public administration and defence	Firefighters	Cohort	SMR
Brownson et al[61]			National security	Case-control	OR
Youakim[129]			Firefighters	Cohort	RR
Fredriksson et al[119]		86 - Human health activities	Nurses	Case-Control	OR
Fredriksson et al[119]		96 - Other personal service activities	Dry Cleaners and hairdresser	Case-Control	OR
Cantor et al[94]	Rectum	01 - Crop and animal production	Aerial pesticide applicators	Cohort	RR
Settimi et al[130]			Agriculture	Case-Control	OR
Wiklund and Dich[97]			Agriculture	Cohort	SIR
Mikoczy and Rylander[98]		03 - Fishing and aquaculture	Fishermen	Cohort	SIR
Carstensen et al[77]		11 - Manufacture of beverages	Brevery workers	Cohort	RR
Thygesen et al[78]			Brevery workers	Cohort	SIR
Montanaro et al[55]		15 - Manufacture of leather and related products	Tannery workers	Cohort	SMR
Roscoe et al[104]		16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork	Automotive wood model	Cohort	SMR
Rodu et al[62]		19 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	Petroleum industry	Cohort	SMR
Fraser et al[65]		20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	Fertilisers manufacturing	Cohort	SMR
Manuwald et al[131]			Dioxine compounds	Cohort	SMR
Schnorr et al[67]			Polyurethane foam industry	Cohort	SMR
Walker et al[69]			Methil-methacrylate	Cohort	SMR
McMichael et al[76]		22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastics product	Rubber industry	Cohort	SMR
Smailyte et al[52]		23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	Cement workers	Cohort	SIR
Jakobsson et al[107]		24 - Manufacture of basic metals	Stainless steel workers	Cohort	SIR
Langård et al[132]			Ferrochromium/silicon	Cohort	SMR
Redmond et al[40]			Steel workers	Cohort	SMR
Malloy et al[133]		29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles	Metalworking fluids	Cohort	RR
Innos et al[56]		31 - Manufacture of furniture	Wood dust	Cohort	SIR
Puntoni et al[48]		33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	Shipyard	Cohort	SMR
Puntoni et al[47]			Shipyard	Cohort	SMR
Reynolds and Austin[113]		72 - Scientific research and development	Physics laboratory workers	Cohort	SIR

SMR: Standardized mortality ratio; SIR: Standardized incidence ratio; ISIC: International Standard Industrial Classification.