Year: 1981
Type: article
Abstract: During the past decade, two remarkable trends have occurred that are greatly in fluencing women's health: the proportion of women who work in the paid labor force has risen sharply, and the number of women smokers who work is escalating.The rapid increase in the rate of lung can cer in women has attracted considerable attention recently, with the entire 1980 SurgeonGeneral's report focusing on the health consequences of cigarette smoking in women.'An important aspect of this problemthathasnotreceived much atten tion,however, is the relationship of women's employment in hazardousoc cupations to their cancer risks, particularly those risks resulting from the combination of exposure to occupational carcinogens and cigarette smoke.This article will address three major questions: (I) What jobs do women hold, and in what industries do they work?(2) How much do women smoke, and how is their smoking related to their jobs and to
Authors: S. D. Stellman, J. M. Stellman
Institutions: American Cancer Society, Columbia University
Language: English
Subfield: Physiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,330
OpenAlex ID: W2063300733