2024
Inverse Probability Weighting to Estimate Impacts of Hypothetical Occupational Limits on Radon Exposure to Reduce Lung Cancer
Keil A, Li Y, Lan Q, Bertke S, Daniels R, Edwards J, Kelly-Reif K. Inverse Probability Weighting to Estimate Impacts of Hypothetical Occupational Limits on Radon Exposure to Reduce Lung Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2024, kwae299. PMID: 39168837, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy worker survivor biasInverse probability weightingCumulative risk of lung cancerReduce lung cancer mortalitySurvivor biasRisk of lung cancerLung cancer mortalityReduce lung cancerRadon exposureProbability weightingWorking level monthsHealth effectsHealth outcomesCancer mortalityOccupational cohortOccupational limitsCumulative riskLung cancerHealthInverse probabilityUS Mine SafetyWorkersCancerAnnual standardEstimated impact
2023
Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study
Babigumira R, Veierød M, Hosgood H, Samuelsen S, Bråtveit M, Kirkeleit J, Rothman N, Lan Q, Silverman D, Friesen M, Shala N, Grimsrud T, Stenehjem J. Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2023, 81: 9-16. PMID: 38154914, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-109139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCase-cohort studyLung cancerBenzene exposureOccupational exposureWorker cohortStudy-specific job exposure matrixProspective case-cohort studyLung cancer casesMajor histological subtypesJob-exposure matrixOffshore petroleum workersHighest quartileCox regressionHistological subtypesAdenocarcinoma casesIndividual work historiesCancer casesLung carcinogenCumulative exposureBirth cohortMale offshore workersCancerCohortLimited evidenceWelding fumes