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Cohort R70: Tetrachloroethane and Cancer in WWII Veterans
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 Title: Cohort R70: Tetrachloroethane and Cancer in WWII Veterans
Summary: Tetrachloroethane was used by the Army during World War II in the impregnation of clothing for protection against mustard gas. Thirty-nine chemical processing companies were formed: ten used used tetrachloroethane as a solvent for the clothing impregnite (comprising the exposed group) and the remainder used a water solvent process (the comparison group).
References:
Norman JE, Robinette CD, and Fraumeni JF. The mortality experience of Army World War II chemical processing companies. J Occ Med, 23(12):818-22, 1981.
Keywords: chemical processing; Army; cancer; tetrachloroethane; neoplasms
Cohort Characteristics: 13,333 total records
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Data item |
Exposed (n=3,880) |
Comparison (n=9,453) |
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Name: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Army Service Number: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Date of birth: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Date of death: |
24% complete |
22% complete |
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Cause of death: |
100% complete |
99% complete |
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Race: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Rank: |
76% complete |
78% complete |
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MOS: |
100% complete |
100% complete |
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Last Updated: 8/15/2005, 01:50 PM
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