Sessions Eleven

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Sessions Eleven & Twelve: Cancer

Text Readings:	Aldrich & Griffith, Chapter 9
Web Readings:	Cancer and Work Control of Risks to Health from Work Identification of Chemical Hazards
Topics:	Occupational Environmental Carcinogenic Hazards / History of Occupational Epidemiology / Characteristics of Carcinogens / Listing Occupational Carcinogens / Incompleteness of Current Lists / Sources of Evidence on Human Risks to Chemicals / Epidemiology / Animal Experientation / Epidemiologic Approaches to Discovering Carcinogens / Cohort Studies / Case Control Studies / Case-Control- Nested-Within-A-Cohort Studies / Routine Record Study of Occupation & Disease Occurence / Geographic Correlations / Pesticides & Cancer / Epidemioloigc Evidence / Types of Epidemioligic Studies Available / Research Needs / Epidemiologic Evidence of Cancer Sites / Lung Cancer / Lung Cancer Occurence / Environmental Causes / Research Needs
Assignment for Session 13:	According to the readings for this session, how many deaths are injury-related in 1985? How has the evolution of thought in regard to defining "injuries" proceeded? The word "accident" is a euphemism for what? Identify several ways to describe "injury." Briefly describe an epidemiological model that applies to injuries. What ways can injury be accurately identified (in terms of energy or too little energy)? Please describe the Haddon Matrix and provide an example. Likewise, describe Haddon's systemic classification of technical interventions that may avoid injuries or reduce their severity. What are N-codes and E-codes as included in the International Classification of Diseases? Identify four steps for injury control based upon surveillance. Why is it useful to know about the geographic distribution of injuries? When considering data on hospitalizations, fatalities, and serious injuries, what prioritization should be used and why?

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