How much does benzene contribute to the overall burden of cancer due to occupation?

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 184, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 290-292

  Rushton, L ^a   Brown, T P ^b   Cherrie, J ^c   Fortunato, L ^a   Van Tongeren, M ^c   Hutchings, S J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benzene; Burden; Cancer; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; BENZENE; CARCINOGEN; ETHYLENE OXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LEUKEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BENZENE; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950630417     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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