Publications by authors named "Jarle Jakobsen"
Article Synopsis
- Police work exposes officers to higher cancer risks due to factors like air pollution, night shifts, and radiation.
- The study, using data from the Nordic Occupational Cancer (NOCCA) project, analyzed cancer incidence among 38,523 male and 1,998 female police officers from Nordic countries between 1961 and 2005.
- Male police officers had a 7% increased cancer risk compared to the general population, with elevated rates for prostate, breast, colon, and skin melanoma, while female officers showed a slight excess in breast and colon cancers.
- Overall, cancer rates among police officers were slightly higher than the general population, especially for cancers potentially linked to night shifts.
Objectives: Elevated risk of cancer at several sites has been reported among firefighters, although with mixed findings. The purpose of this study was to calculate standardised incidence ratios (SIRs) and standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) for cancer and compare them to assess whether use of the different measures could be a source of inconsistencies in findings.
Methods: The Norwegian Fire Departments Cohort, comprising 4295 male employees who worked at 15 fire departments across Norway, was linked to health outcome registries for the period 1960-2018.
Objectives: Firefighters are exposed to a variety of known and suspected carcinogens through their work. However, the association with cancer risk has limited evidence. We examined cancer incidence among firefighters in the newly established Norwegian Fire Departments Cohort restricted to sites with established associations with carcinogens encountered during firefighting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To examine age at diagnosis, prognostic factors and survival of prostate cancer (PCa) in Norwegian firefighters and three other occupations undergoing occupational health check-ups, and comparing with PCa cases in the general population.
Methods: All PCa cases diagnosed in 1960-2017 were extracted from the Cancer Registry of Norway. Firefighters, military employees, pilots and police officers were identified through occupational data from Statistics Norway.
Background: Meta-analyses have shown firefighters to be at an increased risk of several cancer types. Occupational carcinogen exposure may explain these increased risks. This study aims to describe Norwegian fire departments' work conditions from 1950 until today, focusing on factors relevant for potential occupational carcinogen exposure.
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