PMID: 9173287Mar 8, 1997Paper

Cancer incidence in the Schiphol area in 1988-1993

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
Otto VisserFlora E van Leeuwen

Abstract

To calculate the cancer incidence in the region surrounding Schiphol. Descriptive epidemiological study based on cancer registry data. Comprehensive Cancer Centre Amsterdam. The Netherlands. Using noise levels expressed as Kosten-cenheden (Ke) of the air traffic around Schiphol (Amsterdam International Airport) as well as 4-digit postal code areas, two study areas were defined, a central area and an adjacent zone. All cancer cases diagnosed in 1988-1993 in the study areas were selected from the population-based Amsterdam Cancer Registry. Observed numbers of cancer cases were compared with expected numbers on the basis of national and regional cancer incidence rates. Cancer incidence (4535 cases) in 1988-1993 in the Schiphol region was slightly higher than national incidence rates (observed/expected (O/E) ratio: 1.93; 95% confidence interval; 1.00-1.06) and almost equal to regional rates. This was largely due to relatively high rates for breast (O/E ratio: 1.08) and prostate (O/E ratio: 1.11) cancer in the Schiphol region as well as in the total area covered by the Amsterdam Cancer Registry. In addition, leukaemia, lymphoma/multiple myeloma and bladder cancer were more frequent, the last-named especially in males. The incidence ...Continue Reading

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