Relationships between the phenotypes of lung cancer, occupational exposure to inhaled particles, and tobacco smoking ; Relations entre Phénotypes des cancers broncho-pulmonaires, expositions professionnelles aux particules inhalées et consommation tabagique

Introduction: The objective of this thesis was to study the association between tobacco smoking and occupational exposure to asbestos and crystalline silica with the phenotypes of lung cancer. The second objective was to assess the effect modification of the association between tobacco smoking and the phenotypes of lung cancer by occupational exposure to asbestos or to crystalline silica. Methods : The CaProMat study is a pooled retrospective case-only study consisted of9,623 French and Canadian lung cancer cases. All lung cancer cases were histologically confirmed. Data were collected from medical records and through standardized questionnaires. Two job-exposure matrices (JEMs) were used to assess the occupational exposure to asbestos and to crystalline silica. Results: We did not identify a difference of prevalence of occupational exposure to asbestos according to histological type. For crystalline silica, a borderline excess of prevalence of exposure was observed for squamous cell carcinoma. The prevalence of occupational exposure was maximized among lung cancer cases diagnosed between 50 and 59 years for asbestos and less than 50 years for crystalline silica. Additional exposure to either asbestos or crystalline silica did not modify the effect of tobacco smoking for histological type, tumor location or age at diagnosis. Conclusions: The histological type, tumor location, and age at diagnosis cannot beused as an indicator for the occupational exposure to asbestos or to crystalline silica. ; Contexte : L’objectif de cette thèse est d’étudier l’association entre l’exposition professionnelle à l'amiante et à la silice cristalline avec les phénotypes du cancer broncho-pulmonaire. Un autre objectif est d'évaluer la modification de l'effet de l'association entre le tabagisme et le type histologique, la localisation de la tumeur, et l’âge au diagnostic par l’exposition professionnelle à l'amiante ou à la silice cristalline.Méthodes : L’étude CaProMat est une étude « case-only » rétrospective qui inclut9623 cas de ...