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T J Mason

Publications and source records attributed to T J Mason.

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PubMed1981

Multiple myeloma in the United States, 1950--1975.

A total of 68,400 whites and 10,533 nonwhites were reported to have died from multiple myeloma (MM) in the continental United States between 1950 and 1975 (excluding 1972 because of incomplete case ascertainment). Age-adjusted mortality rates for nonwhites were approximately twice as high as for whites. During the 25-year period of this survey, there was a twofold to threefold increase in MM mortality. The increase was seen in both races, but was greater in nonwhites than whites and primarily occurred in people over 55 years of age. The increases were uniform in all geographic regions and urban/rural categories. MM mortality from 1950--1969 was correlated with geographic, demographic, and occupational factors at the county level. The rates were highest in the far west and mid-central regions for whites and in the northeast for nonwhites. Urban areas had the highest rates and rural areas had the lowest, and positive associations were seen with indices of socioeconomic level and the percentage of residents with Scandinavian ancestry. For white males, MM mortality rates were elevated in areas with high petroleum and paper production, and a slight increase was seen in furniture manufacturing areas.

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PubMed1980

Cancer mortality among workers exposed to zinc chromate paints.

To evaluate the carcinogenicity of chromium compounds among user industries, the proportionate mortality experience of spray painters exposed to zinc chromate primer paints and electroplaters exposed to chromic acid in the aircraft maintenance industry was examined. Compared to the mortality patterns of U.S. white males, no excess of cancer was found in the 48 deaths among electroplaters. Analysis of the 202 deaths among spray painters revealed a significant excess of cancer, primarily of the respiratory tract. The relative increase of respiratory cancer showed a positive gradient with the length of estimated exposure time, and was confined to painters whose interval from first employment to death was at least 20 years. The findings consistent with occupational exposure to chromium compounds, previously shown to be carcinogenic in manufacturing processes, but the effect of other paint constituents, tobacco smoking, or methodologic limitations could not be discounted.

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PubMed1979

Developing clues to environmental cancer: a stepwise approach with the use of cancer mortality data.

Clues to environmental determinants can often be derived from the patterns of mortality from cancer. This review focuses on the stepwise approach of using cancer mortality maps, supplemented by correlation studies linking mortality rates with demographic and industrial data at the county level, to generate hypotheses to cancer etiology which can then be pursued by analytical epidemiological studies. Advantages and limitations of this approach and its application in the study of lung cancer in the United States are described.

Carcinogens↗
PubMed1978

Associations of cancer mortality with halomethanes in drinking water.

Associations between site- and sex-specific county cancer mortality rates and levels of trihalomethanes (THM's) in drinking water were examined after adjustment of rates for the influence of multiple socioeconomic, industrial, and demographic factors. U.S. counties with sampled supplies were grouped by percent of the county population receiving water from the supply, as well as by region of the country. For two sites (bladder and lung), county rates were also adjusted for the activity level in specific high-risk industries. Positive correlations with THM levels were observed for several cancers, including bladder and brain cancers in both sexes, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and kidney cancer in males. Stomach cancer in females showed a negative association. Bladder cancer mortality rates showed the strongest and most consistent association with a THM exposure index, after control for differences in social class, ethnic group, urban versus rural residence, region of the United States, and industrialization of the county. These ecologic associations suggested that further evaluation in analytic investigations is warranted.

Brain Neoplasms↗
PubMed1976

Growth kinetics of a yeast grown on glucose or hexadecane.

The kinetics of growth of a Torulopsis sp. was investigated in a continuous culture with glucose or hexadecane as the carbon source; growth was limited by either carbon or nitrogen. The relationship between the concentration of the limited substrate and the steady-state growth rate of the organism was examined and tested against various models of growth. No existing model was found to describe the growth accurately and a new model has been proposed: (see article). It is postulated that this behavior would result from a simple first order reaction between the reactants of the rate-limiting enzymic reaction of the organism's metabolism.

Alkanes↗
PubMed1975

Cancer by county: new resource for etiologic clues.

Mapping of U. S. cancer mortality by county has revealed patterns of etiologic significance. The patterns for bladder cancer in males point to industrial determinants: some are known (chemical manufacturing) but others (automobile and machinery manufacturing) represent new leads for epidemiologic study. By contrast, the geographic clusters of high rates of stomach cancer in both sexes are consistent with ethnic susceptibility.

Environment↗
PubMed1975

Cancer mortality in U.S. counties with plastics and related industries.

Counties in the United States have been identified with chemical establishments whose primary manufacturing processes use vinyl chloride. Site-specific cancer mortality comparisons have revealed an excess of multiple myeloma in males associated with two of the manufacturing categories, synthetic rubber and synthetic fibers. A causal relationship between these manufacturing categories and multiple myeloma could not be established. An industry-based assessment of the occupational contribution to this excess is needed to evaluate the etiologic importance of this relationship.

Cellulose↗
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The development of the series of U.S. cancer atlases: implications for future epidemiologic research.

An historic perspective on the development of the National Cancer Institute's series of cancer atlases is provided. Emphasis is placed on the role which emergent questions concerning environmental determinants of cancer played in the acquisition and utilization of data resources. Studies which were fielded as a consequence of the atlases are highlighted. The legacy of the collective effort of many persons who worked on the development of the cancer atlases-the facilitation of many current epidemiologic investigations-is discussed.

Atlases as Topic↗