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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Cancer / May 2004Research on occupational causes of lymphoma
I'm trying to find scientific articles describing the occupational cause(s) of lymphoma. Specifically, I'm trying to find links associating carcinogenic vapours and lubricating oils used by welders and machinists. I have found some studies in PubMed, but I'm wondering what's the best way to go about such a search. Are there any other sites that could yield results? Searching in PubMed is really time consuming. Can anyone suggest key words or some other strategy to make searching easier? Know any good sites that I haven't thought of? Thanks very much for any input. Karen Mother of son diagnosed with DLBCL > I'm trying to find scientific articles describing the occupational cause(s) > of lymphoma. Specifically, I'm trying to find links associating carcinogenic [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Karen > Mother of son diagnosed with DLBCL Hi Karen, I'm kinda new to the group but not to lung cancers. Mom's brother worked at the shipyard welding up here in Maine and he is diagnosed with asbestosis and lung cancer. He also smoked for many years.The words you use to search are important when getting the right places. try lymphoma welding machinist in your search engines available on your homepage. Hope you understand. I use Excite to search. I'll let you know if I find WebPages. Take care of yourself and reach out here to vent or get info. See your dr if you get depressed or overwhelmed because you can't help your son if you don't stay healthy. The sick ones feel guilty about what their disease does to all the family members. Keep your chin up, it's a long haul this disease of cancer. Others here can help you more I just wanted to respond since you sound frustrated.........been there with my mom :-) Lily Mae Hi Lily Mae and thanks for your help! Welding seems to be about the most hazardous occupation.40% greater chance of getting lung cancer than the rest of us. I'm sorry about your uncle and hope he does well with his treatment. My son is a machinist/millwright who has also done a lot of welding as part of his job. He suspects that the chemicals he came into contact with caused his lymphoma, (cutting oils, welding fumes etc.) and he may be right. You're quite perceptive to remind me to take care of myself. My son, who is on chemo, has more energy than me these days. Thanks for your help--anything is gratefully appreciated. Karen > > I'm trying to find scientific articles describing the occupational > cause(s) [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > frustrated.........been there with my mom :-) > Lily Mae >I'm trying to find scientific articles describing the occupational cause(s) >of lymphoma. Specifically, I'm trying to find links associating carcinogenic [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Karen >Mother of son diagnosed with DLBCL Hi Karen, I'm not really sure what your end goal is; however, if it is to try to determine if your son's illness is related to occupational exposure to hazardous materials, the first thing that I would do in your shoes (other that perhaps getting an attorney involved) would be to try to find out exactly what hazardous materials he may have been exposed to. I believe you may be in Canada so things may be a little different than they are here in the US, but maybe not so different. Anyway, here in the US, I believe nearly all businesses are required to post MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) for certain materials used in the workplace. I don't know exactly when an MSDS is required to be posted; however, they are generally posted in a binder or book for any materials that might pose a hazard to the worker. If there is a similar thing in your son's workplace, I would think that it would be a great place to start to get info on the specific materials he may have been exposed to. One thing to consider though, it that it is very likely that there are materials listed in the MSDS binder that your son may not have used. In your situation, getting access to an internal business document like that (the MSDS binder) may not be too easy. Maybe there are coworkers that could get a list of the materials in the MSDS binder? If a simple list of materials could be obtained, the individual MSDS are usually fetchable on the net. A Google search on "welding supplies MSDS" will give you an idea of the type of info that you can find in an MSDS. Hope this helps and best of luck to you and your son. Best regards, Holden > <snip>One thing to consider though, it that it is > very likely that there are materials listed in the MSDS binder that > your son may not have used. Even if he was, it's unlikely have been documented (and certainly not by him). > In your situation, getting access to an internal business document > like that (the MSDS binder) may not be too easy. Maybe there are [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > A Google search on "welding supplies MSDS" will give you an idea of > the type of info that you can find in an MSDS. Yes, then you get a list of possible materials from various websites. Then redo the search with each material and "MSDS" There's more here http://www.ilpi.com/msds/index.html How she's ever going to do it is beyond me....(and then prove it). http://home.sprintmail.com/~chiron/welding.html Welding rods, fluxes, gases, and resins Base metals which are fabricated by the welding processes Coatings found on the base metal or close to the welding processes * Watch out for chlorinated solvents, lead, nickel, chromium, cadmium, fluorine, tin, brass/bronze, copper, zinc, aluminum, vanadium, selenium, silver... " FWIW J >> <snip>One thing to consider though, it that it is >> very likely that there are materials listed in the MSDS binder that [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >FWIW >J Hi Karen, J, I took a look at one of the websites that J suggested above and found this section: http://www.ilpi.com/msds/faq/partb.html#myrights As it turns out, "Under the OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.1020, Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records, your employer is required to keep a record of your exposure to hazardous materials at work. These "employee exposure records" are to be kept at least 30 years after you terminate employment. 1910.1020 allows employers to use MSDS's as part of or in lieu of other sorts of documentation. As described in the previous hyperlink, you or your designated representative (union rep, attorney etc.) have a right to see your records at no cost and to obtain copies." So finding out what he has been exposed to _should_ be easy if the above applies in Canada as well as in the US. It will require being up front with the employer though about what you are up to. Karen, I don't really know if this is the way to go or not. I guess it's really up to you. I don't know what the situation is with the employer/former employer. Right now, as a cancer patient, I'm very dependent on my former employer for insurance coverage and would not want to do anything to jeopardize that. My situation is not one though where my sickness is likely to be work-related. Karen, take care and try to stay focused on what's most important to you. Best regards, Holden Hi J and Holden, I don't think it would be too hard getting hold of an MSDS binder. If I remember correctly, they are supposed to be readily available for any employee. The Ministry of Labour would know anyway. But a problem I have is that I'm doing research on a company that has closed--at least the branch where my son worked. I've already found a very long list of chemicals that welders and machinists/millwrights are exposed to. It's unbelievable that more of them aren't sick. Problem is, it's too long and has to be narrowed down to suit the profile of items manufactured in an individual company. Oh well, at least I know what has to be done! Thanks for the great help and links. Karen > > <snip>One thing to consider though, it that it is > > very likely that there are materials listed in the MSDS binder that [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > FWIW > J >I'm trying to find scientific articles describing the occupational cause(s) >of lymphoma. Specifically, I'm trying to find links associating carcinogenic [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Karen >Mother of son diagnosed with DLBCL Hi Karen, Some of the fact sheets listed at the website below are relevant to welding fumes and exposure to materials used in welding: American Welding Society - Safety & Health Fact Sheets http://www.aws.org/technical/facts/index.html Regards, Holden >I'm trying to find scientific articles describing the occupational cause(s) >of lymphoma. Specifically, I'm trying to find links associating carcinogenic [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >Karen >Mother of son diagnosed with DLBCL Hi again Karen, Here's a couple links that may be useful on metalworking fluids: Safety and Health Topics: Metalworking Fluids http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/metalworkingfluids/index.html Metalworking Fluids: Safety & Health Best Practices Manual http://www.oshadefenseleague.com/read_news.php?id=677 Regards, Holden Thanks Holden, I have already used your useful links. There's so much to go through, unbelievable. Thanks so much. I'll just keep pluggin' along here. Karen > >I'm trying to find scientific articles describing the occupational cause(s) > >of lymphoma. Specifically, I'm trying to find links associating carcinogenic [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Regards, > Holden |
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