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Original Articles

Asbestos, Smoking, and Laryngeal Carcinoma

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Pages 517-519 | Received 10 Dec 1974, Accepted 03 Mar 1975, Published online: 02 May 2013
 

Abstract

• This study was designed to examine the relationship between exposure to asbestos and laryngeal cancer. A retrospective study of 43 pairs of patients with laryngeal cancer and their matched controls examined a number of variables, including smoking, exposure to asbestos, and other occupational factors. Patients with laryngeal cancer and the controls were matched for age, sex, and place of residence. The data indicate a substantial association between asbestos exposure and laryngeal cancer. Cigarette smoking was also associated with the disease, although the strength of association was not as high as that for asbestos. Exposure to uranium, chromium, nickel, cobalt, arsenic, x-rays, and alcohol did not appear related to later development of carcinoma of the larynx. We conclude that exposure to asbestos and cigarette smoking are potent factors in the development of this disease.

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