Occupational Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer

• Dr Lin Fritschi (Western Australian Institute for Medical Research)
• Gina Ambrosini (University of WA)
• Prof Malcolm Sim
• Dr Deborah Glass

Funded by: NHMRC / Healthway

The study aims to investigate whether the following factors are associated with prostate cancer or benign prostatic hyperplasia:

• Work in occupations of farmer, electrical power worker, firefighter, railway transport worker, teacher, athlete.
• Occupational exposures to diesel fumes, metal dusts, wood dust, lubricating oils and greases, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, fertilizers and inorganic arsenic.