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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 72627 |
| CIS number |
99-576 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1998 |
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| Author(s) |
Gérin M., Siemiatycki J., Désy M., Krewski D. |
| Title |
Associations between several sites of cancer and occupational exposure to benzene, toluene, xylene and styrene: Results of a case-control study in Montreal |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1998, Vol.34, No.2, p.144-156. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
3,730 cancer patients (15 types of cancers, not including leukaemia) and 533 population controls were interviewed, and their job histories translated into occupational exposures, including benzene, toluene, xylene and styrene. Exposure levels were low for most exposed subjects, and there was a high correlation between exposure to benzene, toluene and xylene. For most sites of cancer there was no evidence of excess risk due to these substances. However, limited evidence of increased risk was found for the following associations: oesophagus-toluene, colon-xylene, rectum-toluene, rectum-xylene and rectum-styrene. These latter observations warrant further investigation. Topics: aromatic hydrocarbons; benzene; Canada; cancer; styrene; toluene; xylene; case-control study; exposure evaluation; job-exposure relation; length of exposure; oesophageal carcinoma; rectal cancer. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
aromatic hydrocarbons; benzene; cancer; styrene; xylene; toluene |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
rectal cancer; Canada; oesophageal carcinoma; job-exposure relation; case-control study; length of exposure; exposure evaluation |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Canada |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Aromatic hydrocarbons
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