Table 1.
Articles included in the literature review and meta-analysis, by cancer site, International Standard Industrial Classification code and exposure features
| Authors | Cancer site | ISIC | Exposure | Article type | Estimate |
| Cantor et al[94] | Colorectal | 01 - Crop and animal production | Aerial pesticide applicators | Cohort | RR |
| Greenburg et al[95] | Pesticides applicators | Cohort | RR | ||
| Lee et al[83] | Farming | Cohort | RR | ||
| Lo et al[90] | Pesticides | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Lynch et al[96] | Pesticides applicators | Cohort | RR | ||
| Wiklund and Dich[97] | Agriculture | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Mikoczy and Rylander[98] | 03 - Fishing and aquaculture | Fishermen | Cohort | SIR | |
| Finkelstein[99] | 08 - Other mining and quarrying | Dust | Meta-analysis | SMR | |
| Kusiak[100] | Miners | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Gubéran et al[57] | 10 - Manufacture of food products | Butchers | Cohort | SMR | |
| Fritschi et al[58] | Meat Workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| McLean et al[59] | Meat Workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Carstensen et al[77] | 11 - Manufacture of beverages | Brevery workers | Cohort | RR | |
| Thygesen et al[78] | Brevery workers | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Goldberg and Thériault G[101] | 13 - Manufacture of textile | Synthetic textiles | Cohort | SMR | |
| Mastrangelo et al[24] | Textile | Meta-analysis | RR | ||
| Vobecky et al[102] | Carpet production | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Guay and Siemiatycki[54] | 15 - Manufacture of leather and related products | Fur industry | Cohort | SMR | |
| Montanaro et al[55] | Tannery workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Sweeney et al[103] | Fur industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Roscoe et al[104] | 16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork | Automotive wood modelists | Cohort | SMR | |
| Swanson et al[26] | Automobile industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Rodu et al[62] | 19 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | Petroleum | Cohort | SMR | |
| Acquavella et al[70] | 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | Alachlor (herbicide) | Cohort | SIR | |
| Berger and Manz[64] | Coke gas | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Fraser et al[65] | Fertilisers manufacturing | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Leet et al[66] | Alachlor (herbicide) | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Schnorr et al[67] | Polyurethane foam | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Tomenson et al[68] | Methil-methacrylate | Cohort | RR | ||
| Walker et al[69] | Methil-methacrylate | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Acquavella et al[63] | 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastics products | Polypropylene manufacturing | Cohort | SIR | |
| Cowles et al[71] | Plastic and resins | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Kaleja et al[72] | Polypropylene production | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Lagast et al[73] | Polypropylene production | Meta-analysis | RR | ||
| Lewis et al[74] | Polypropylene production | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Sathiakumar et al[75] | Rubber industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| McMichael et al[76] | Rubber industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Albin et al[106] | 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | Asbestos cement workers | Cohort | RR | |
| Jakobsson et al107] | Cement workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Seidman et al[108] | Asbestos | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Smailyte et al[52] | Cement workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Wingren[109] | Glass Workers | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Zhang et al[110] | Ceramic factories | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Jackobsson et al[43] | 24 - Manufacture of basic metals | Stainless steel workers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Redmond et al[40] | Steel workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Xu et al[42] | Iron and steel workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Wang et al[44] | 26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | Optical industry | Case-Control | OR | |
| Ritz et al[60] | 28 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c | Aerospace workers | Cohort | RR | |
| Delzell et al[111] | 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles | Motor vehicle manufacturing | Cohort | SMR | |
| Innos et al[56] | 31 - Manufacture of furniture | Wood dust | Cohort | SIR | |
| Puntoni et al[48] | 33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | Shipyard | Cohort | RR | |
| Puntoni et al[47] | Shipyard | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Nasterlack et al[112] | 37 - Sewerage | Wastewater treatment | Cohort | SIR | |
| Reynolds and Austin[113] | 72 - Scientific research and development | Physics laboratory workers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Ahn et al[114] | 84 - Public administration and defence | Emergency responders | Cohort | SIR | |
| Demers et al[115] | Firefighters | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Strand et al[116] | Asbestos (Military - Navy) | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Yamane[117] | United States Air Force workers | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Czene et al[118] | 96 - Other personal service activities | Hairdressers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Brownson et al[61] | Colon | 01 - Crop and animal production | Agriculture | Case-control | OR |
| Cantor et al[94] | Aerial pesticide applicators | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | Farmers | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Freedman et al[120] | Farmer s | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Koutros et al[82] | Aromatic amine pesticide | Cohort | RR | ||
| Rusiecki et al[121] | Pesticides | Cohort | RR | ||
| Wiklund and Dich[97] | Agriculture | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 02 - Forestry and logging | Gardeners | Case-Control | OR | |
| Mikoczy and Rylander[98] | 03 - Fishing and aquaculture | Fishermen | Cohort | SIR | |
| Brownson et al[61] | 05 - Mining of coal and lignite | Coal Mining | Case-Control | OR | |
| Tomaskova et al[122] | Black coal miners | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Brownson et al[61] | 07 - Mining of metal ores | Metal mining | Case-control | OR | |
| Gómez et al[123] | Mercury miners | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Brownson et al[61] | 08 - Other mining and quarrying | Metal mining | Case-control | OR | |
| Fredriksson et al[119] | Miners | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Brownson et al[61] | 10 - Manufacture of food products | Food industry | Case-control | OR | |
| Johnson et al[124] | Food industry | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Carstensen et al[77] | 11 - Manufacture of beverages | Brevery workers | Cohort | RR | |
| Thygesen et al[78] | Brevery workers | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel | Dressmakers and needle workers | Case-Control | OR | |
| Brownson et al[61] | 15 - Manufacture of leather and related products | Leather production | Case-control | OR | |
| Montanaro et al[55] | Tannery workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork | Lumberers and sawmill workers | Case-Control | OR | |
| Roscoe et al[104] | Automotive wood model | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Simpson et al[125] | Wood dust | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Swanson et al[26] | Automobile industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 17 - Manufacture of paper and paper products | Paper and pulp workers | Case-Control | OR | |
| Brownson et al[61] | 18 - Printing and reproduction of recorded media | Printing | Case-control | OR | |
| Brownson et al[61] | 19 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | Petroleum | Case-control | OR | |
| Brownson et al[61] | 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | Chemical workers | Case-control | OR | |
| Collins et al[126] | Methil-methacrylate | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Fraser et al[65] | Fertilisers manufacturing | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | Chemical workers | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Schnorr et al[67] | Polyurethane foam industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Walker et al[69] | Methil-methacrylate | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Harrington and Goldblatt[105] | 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | Pharmaceutical industry | Cohort | SMR | |
| McMichael et al[76] | 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastics product | Rubber industry | Cohort | SMR | |
| Straif et al[127] | Rubber industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Smailyte et al[52] | 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | Cement workers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Jakobsson et al[107] | 24 - Manufacture of basic metals | Stainless steel workers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Redmond et al[40] | Steel workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Tokudome and Kuratsune[41] | Metal refinery | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Brownson et al[61] | 25 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products | Metal manufacturing | Case-control | OR | |
| Fredriksson et al[119] | Metal workers | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 31 - Manufacture of furniture | Cabinet makers | Case-Control | OR | |
| Innos et al[56] | Wood dust | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | Mechanics | Case-Control | OR | |
| Puntoni et al[48] | Shipyard | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Puntoni et al[47] | Shipyard | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines | Rail and road workers | Case-Control | OR | |
| Reynolds and Austin[113] | 72 - Scientific research and development | Physics laboratory workers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 81 - Services to buildings and landscape activities | Cleaners | Case-Control | OR | |
| Baris et al[128] | 84 - Public administration and defence | Firefighters | Cohort | SMR | |
| Brownson et al[61] | National security | Case-control | OR | ||
| Youakim[129] | Firefighters | Cohort | RR | ||
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 86 - Human health activities | Nurses | Case-Control | OR | |
| Fredriksson et al[119] | 96 - Other personal service activities | Dry Cleaners and hairdresser | Case-Control | OR | |
| Cantor et al[94] | Rectum | 01 - Crop and animal production | Aerial pesticide applicators | Cohort | RR |
| Settimi et al[130] | Agriculture | Case-Control | OR | ||
| Wiklund and Dich[97] | Agriculture | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Mikoczy and Rylander[98] | 03 - Fishing and aquaculture | Fishermen | Cohort | SIR | |
| Carstensen et al[77] | 11 - Manufacture of beverages | Brevery workers | Cohort | RR | |
| Thygesen et al[78] | Brevery workers | Cohort | SIR | ||
| Montanaro et al[55] | 15 - Manufacture of leather and related products | Tannery workers | Cohort | SMR | |
| Roscoe et al[104] | 16 - Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork | Automotive wood model | Cohort | SMR | |
| Rodu et al[62] | 19 - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | Petroleum industry | Cohort | SMR | |
| Fraser et al[65] | 20 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | Fertilisers manufacturing | Cohort | SMR | |
| Manuwald et al[131] | Dioxine compounds | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Schnorr et al[67] | Polyurethane foam industry | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Walker et al[69] | Methil-methacrylate | Cohort | SMR | ||
| McMichael et al[76] | 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastics product | Rubber industry | Cohort | SMR | |
| Smailyte et al[52] | 23 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | Cement workers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Jakobsson et al[107] | 24 - Manufacture of basic metals | Stainless steel workers | Cohort | SIR | |
| Langård et al[132] | Ferrochromium/silicon | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Redmond et al[40] | Steel workers | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Malloy et al[133] | 29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles | Metalworking fluids | Cohort | RR | |
| Innos et al[56] | 31 - Manufacture of furniture | Wood dust | Cohort | SIR | |
| Puntoni et al[48] | 33 - Repair and installation of machinery and equipment | Shipyard | Cohort | SMR | |
| Puntoni et al[47] | Shipyard | Cohort | SMR | ||
| Reynolds and Austin[113] | 72 - Scientific research and development | Physics laboratory workers | Cohort | SIR |
SMR: Standardized mortality ratio; SIR: Standardized incidence ratio; ISIC: International Standard Industrial Classification.