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Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study.

Ronnie BabigumiraMarit Bragelien VeierødH Dean HosgoodSven Ove SamuelsenMagne BråtveitJorunn KirkeleitNathaniel RothmanQing LanDebra T SilvermanMelissa C FriesenNita Kaupang ShalaTom Kristian GrimsrudJo Steinson Stenehjem
Published in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2023)
In this cohort of offshore petroleum workers generally exposed to low average levels of benzene, we did not find an overall clear support for an association with lung cancer (all subtypes combined), although an association was suggested for duration of benzene exposure and adenocarcinoma. The limited evidence might be due to restricted statistical power.
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