An expanded cohort study of cancer among benzene-exposed workers in China

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作者
Yin, SN [1 ]
Hayes, RB [1 ]
Linet, MS [1 ]
Li, GL [1 ]
Dosemeci, M [1 ]
Travis, LB [1 ]
Zhang, ZN [1 ]
Li, DG [1 ]
Chow, WH [1 ]
Wacholder, S [1 ]
Blot, WJ [1 ]
Wang, YZ [1 ]
Jiang, ZL [1 ]
Dai, TR [1 ]
Zhang, WY [1 ]
Chao, XY [1 ]
Ye, PZ [1 ]
Kou, QR [1 ]
Chang, XC [1 ]
Lin, XF [1 ]
Meng, JF [1 ]
Ding, CY [1 ]
Zho, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL CANC INST, BETHESDA, MD USA
关键词
benzene; leukemia; malignant lymphoma; lung cancer; aplastic anemia;
D O I
10.2307/3433187
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
An expanded cohort study of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 unexposed workers were followed during 1972 to 1987, based on a previous study in 12 cities in China. A small increase was observed in total cancer mortality among benzene-exposed compared with unexposed workers (relative risk [RR]=1.2). Statistically significant excesses were noted for leukemia (RR=2.3), malignant lymphoma (RR=4.5), and lung cancer (RR=1.4). When risks were evaluated by leukemia subtype, only acute myelogenous leukemia was significantly elevated (RR=3.1), although nonsignificant excesses were also noted for chronic myelogenous leukemia (RR=2.6) and acute lymphocytic leukemia (RR=2.3). A significant excess was also found for aplastic anemia.
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页数:3
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