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Association between oil spill clean-up work and thyroid cancer: Nine years of follow-up after the<i> Hebei</i><i> Spirit</i> oil spill accident

Authors
Choi, Yun-HeeKim, LitaHuh, Da-AnMoon, Kyong WhanKang, Min-SungLee, Yong-Jin
Issue Date
Feb-2024
Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Keywords
Clean-up work; Cohort study; Hebei Spirit; Oil spill; Thyroid cancer
Citation
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN, v.199
Journal Title
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
Volume
199
URI
https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/26013
DOI
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116041
ISSN
0025-326X
1879-3363
Abstract
In 2007, an unprecedented oil spill occurred in Taean, Korea. Although crude oil contains chemicals that could increase thyroid cancer risk, few studies have examined the long-term effects of oil exposure during clean-up and thyroid cancer incidence. We investigated the long-term thyroid cancer incidence among participants involved in clean-up work. 1798 participants engaged in at least two surveys since the baseline was tracked from 2008 to 2018. Participants reported the days they participated in oil clean-up works and cancer diagnoses. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate the hazard ratios between clean-up work duration and thyroid cancer. Over the 9-year follow-up, 30 thyroid cancer cases were diagnosed. A positive association was observed between clean-up duration and thyroid cancer risk. This effect was more pronounced among residents living <50 m from traffic roads. Our results indicate that crude oil clean-up work participation may increase the thyroid cancer risk.
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