Proximity to Oil Refineries and Risk of Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis.

Stephen B WilliamsYong ShanUsama JazzarPreston S KerrIkenna OkerekeV Suzanne KlimbergDouglas S TylerNagireddy PutluriDavid S LopezJohn D ProchaskaCornelis ElferinkJacques G BaillargeonYong-Fang KuoHemalkumar B Mehta

Published in: JNCI cancer spectrum (2020)

Proximity to an oil refinery was associated with an increased risk of multiple cancer types. We also observed statistically significantly increased risk of regional and distant/metastatic disease according to proximity to an oil refinery.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
squamous cell
fatty acid
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
lymph node
lymph node metastasis
childhood cancer
young adults