2025
Benzene exposure and risk of colorectal cancer by anatomical subsite in the Norwegian offshore petroleum workers cohort
Babigumira R, Veierød M, Larsen I, Berge L, Shala N, Marjerrison N, Samuelsen S, Bråtveit M, Kirkeleit J, Nordby K, Hosgood H, Demers P, Vermeulen R, Kromhout H, Engel L, Nilsen T, Silverman D, Friesen M, Rothman N, Lan Q, Grimsrud T, Stenehjem J. Benzene exposure and risk of colorectal cancer by anatomical subsite in the Norwegian offshore petroleum workers cohort. Environmental Research 2025, 276: 121407. PMID: 40118315, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.121407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of colorectal cancerOffshore petroleum workersJob-exposure matrixHazard ratioColorectal cancerAnatomic subsiteColorectal cancer riskConfidence intervalsColorectal cancer casesEstimate hazard ratiosCase-cohort analysisPetroleum workersWork historyExposure-response associationsPositive exposure-response associationsBody mass indexRight-sided colon cancerPublic health implicationsPhysical activityBenzene exposureMeat intakeAlcohol intakeQuartile 4Mass indexCase cohort
2024
Occupational exposure to benzene and mortality risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers in the Swiss National Cohort
Ge C, Spoerri A, Egger M, Rothman N, Lan Q, Huss A, Vermeulen R. Occupational exposure to benzene and mortality risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers in the Swiss National Cohort. Scandinavian Journal Of Work, Environment & Health 2024, 50: 351-358. PMID: 38727681, PMCID: PMC11240477, DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.4164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality riskNational cohortAssociated with elevated mortality riskHazard ratioOccupational benzene exposureSwiss National CohortConfidence intervalsOccupational exposureElevated mortality riskJob-exposure matrixIncreased mortality riskCensus-based cohortCox proportional hazards modelsAssessed occupational exposureLymphohaematopoietic cancersAssociated with benzene exposureDeath certificatesProportional hazards modelMortality recordsAssociated with increased mortalityBenzene exposureCancer casesExposure proportionLH cancersNational census
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, PMCID: PMC11881047, 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
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