| Document ID (ISN) | 70016 |
| CIS number |
97-1965 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0002-9262 - American Journal of Epidemiology |
| Year |
1997 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Lynge E., et al. |
| Title |
Risk of cancer and exposure to gasoline vapors |
| Bibliographic information |
1997, Vol.145, No.5, p.449-458. 75 ref. |
| Abstract |
Cancer incidence in a cohort of 19,000 service station workers from Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland was investigated. The workers were exposed to gasoline vapours with benzene levels estimated to be 0.5-1mg/m3. During 20 years of follow-up 1,300 incident cancers were observed. In comparison with national incidence rates, the exposed cohort showed no excess risk of leukaemia or acute myeloid leukaemia, a 30% elevated risk of kidney cancer, and a previously unnoticed risk of nasal cancer. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Nordic Countries; benzene; cancer; motor fuel; filling stations; morbidity |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
leukaemia; nasal cancer; cohort study; acute leukaemia; renal cancer |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Denmark; Finland; Norway; Sweden |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Road transportation
|
