Association between working in the flood and fire restoration industry and the development of prostate cancer

WorkSafeBC Evidence-Based Practice Group, Martin CW
Record ID 32018013211
English
Authors' objectives: To determine whether there is any evidence to support the (causal) association between working in the flood and fire restoration industry and development of prostate cancer.
Authors' results and conclusions: The initial search on Ovid did not identify any published study. A further search yielded 726 studies that were identified. Fifty-five thesis papers were identified through a search on ProQuest database. No published study was identified from a search on NIOSHTIC-2 database. Overall, there were 781 studies, published and un-published, identified in this systematic review. Upon examination of the titles and abstracts, the 781 studies failed to identify any study that was relevant to the objective of this systematic review. At present, there is no data to support the (causal) association between working in the fire and flood restoration industry and the development of prostate cancer.
Authors' methods: A comprehensive and systematic literature search was conducted on January 11, 2024. The search was done on commercial and non-commercial medical literature databases. A combination of keywords was employed on this search. No limitation, such as on the language or date of publication, was implemented in this search. A manual search was also done on the references of the articles that were retrieved in full.
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/about-us/research-services/evidence-based-medicine-and-systematic-reviews
Year Published: 2024
URL for published report: https://www.worksafebc.com/en/resources/health-care-providers/guides/association-between-working-flood-fire-restoration-industry-development-prostate-cancer?lang=en&origin=s&returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.worksafebc.com%2Fen%2Fforms-resources%23sort%3DDate%26q%3DAssociation%2520Between%2520Working%2520in%2520the%2520Flood%2520and%2520Fire%2520Restoration%2520Industry%2520and%2520the%2520Development%2520of%2520Prostate%2520Cancer%26f%3Alanguage-facet%3D%5BEnglish%5D%26tags%3DGuide%7C2d7eb4b30f6a4a319e0d40565c9abbab%2CHealth%2520Care%2520Provider%7C13468b0b3f074f6bade3f57ac3cdfb8e%2CSystematic%2520Review%7Cf78c29d570c14ec3b5a394385905df70&highlight=Association%20Between%20Working%20in%20the%20Flood%20and%20Fire%20Restoration%20Industry%20and%20the%20Development%20of%20Prostate%20Cancer
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Mini HTA
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Risk Factors
  • Fires
  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation
  • Floods
Keywords
  • Fire and flood restoration industry
  • prostate cancer
Contact
Organisation Name: WorkSafeBC
Contact Address: 6591 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC, V7C 1C6 Canada. Tel: 604-231-8417; Fax: 604-279-7698
Contact Name: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Contact Email: ebpg@worksafebc.com
Copyright: WorkSafe BC
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