Table 1.
Characteristics of included cohort studies on firefighting and cancer risk
| Study ID | References | Location | Outcome | Study period | Fire fighters | Sample base | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Follow-up | ||||||
| 1 | Ahn et al. (2012) | Korea | Incidence | 1980–2007 | 1992–2007 | 29,438 | Registry |
| 2 | Ahn and Jeong (2015) | Korea | Mortality | 1980–2007 | 1992–2007 | 29,453 | Registry |
| 3 | Amadeo et al. (2015) | France | Mortality | 1979–2008 | 1979–2008 | 10,829 | Registry |
| 4 | Aronson et al. (1994) | Canada | Mortality | 1950 | 1950–1989 | 5373 | Fire department |
| 5 | Baris et al. (2001) | USA | Mortality | 1925–1986 | 1925–1986 | 7789 | Fire department |
| 6 | Bates et al. (2001) | New Zealand | Incidence, mortality | 1977–1995 | 1977–1996 | 4221 | Registry |
| 7 | Berg and Howell (1975) | USA | Mortality | 1950 | 1950 | 39 deaths | Death certificate |
| 8 | Daniels et al. (2014) | USA | Incidence, mortality | 1950–2009 | 1950–2009 | 29,002 | Registry |
| 9 | Demers et al. (1992) | USA | Mortality | 1944–1979 | 1945–1989 | 4546 | Fire department |
| 10 | Demers et al. (1994) | USA | Incidence | 1944–1979 | 1974–1989 | 2447 | Population |
| 11 | Deschamps et al. (1995) | France | Mortality | 1977–1991 | 1977–1991 | 830 | Registry |
| 12 | Eliopulos et al. (1984) | Australia | Mortality | 1939–1978 | 1939–1978 | 990 | Registry |
| 13 | Glass et al. (2016) | Australia | Incidence, mortality | 1976–2003 | -2010 | 17,394 | Registry |
| 14 | Guidotti (1993) | Canada | Mortality | 1927–1987 | -1987 | 3328 | Fire department |
| 15 | Hansen (1990) | Denmark | Mortality | 1970–1980 | 1970–1980 | 886 | Registry |
| 16 | Kullberg et al. (2018) | Sweden | Incidence | 1931–1983 | 1958–2012 | 1080 | Registry |
| 17 | Ma et al. (2005) | USA | Mortality | 1972–1999 | 1972–1999 | 34,796 | Registry |
| 18 | Ma et al. (2006) | USA | Incidence | 1981–1999 | 1981–1999 | 34,796 | Registry |
| 19 | Mastromatteo (1959) | Canada | Mortality | 1921–1953 | 1921–1953 | 1500 | Fire department |
| 20 | Morton and Marjanovic (1984) | USA | Incidence | 1963–1977 | 1963–1977 | 4 cases | Hospital |
| 21 | Musk et al. (1978) | USA | Mortality | 1915–1975 | 1915–1975 | 5655 | Registry |
| 22 | Petersen et al. (2018) | Sweden | Incidence | 1968–2014 | 1968–2014 | 4,243 | Registry |
| 23 | Pukkala et al. (2014) | Northern Europe | Incidence | 1961–2005 | 1961–2005 | 16,422 | Registry |
| 24 | Tornling et al. (1994) | Sweden | Mortality | 1931–1983 | 1958–1986 | 1116 | Registry |
| 25 | Vena and Fiedler (1987) | USA | Mortality | 1950–1979 | 1961–2005 | 1867 | Death certificate/registry |