Mortality among benzene-exposed workers in China. | Zendy

Richard B. Hayes | Zendy; Shu Yin | Zendy; Mustafa Dosemeci | Zendy; G L Li | Zendy; Sholom Wacholder | Zendy; WongHo Chow | Zendy; N. Rothman | Zendy; Y Z Wang | Zendy; T.R. Dai | Zendy; Xiaopei Chao | Zendy; Zutao Jiang | Zendy; Peng Ye | Zendy; Hongyu Zhao | Zendy; Q.R. Kou | Zendy; W Y Zhang | Zendy; Jinxiu Meng | Zendy; Jie-Sheng Zho | Zendy; Xiaofeng Lin | Zendy; Chunhua Ding | Zendy; C Y Li | Zendy; Z N Zhang | Zendy; D G Li | Zendy; Lois B. Travis | Zendy; W. J. Blot | Zendy; Martha S. Linet | Zendy

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Mortality among benzene-exposed workers in China.

Author(s) -

Richard B. Hayes,

Shu Yin,

Mustafa Dosemeci,

G L Li,

Sholom Wacholder,

WongHo Chow,

N. Rothman,

Y Z Wang,

T.R. Dai,

Xiaopei Chao,

Zutao Jiang,

Peng Ye,

Hongyu Zhao,

Q.R. Kou,

W Y Zhang,

Jinxiu Meng,

Jie-Sheng Zho,

Xiaofeng Lin,

Chunhua Ding,

C Y Li,

Z N Zhang,

D G Li,

Lois B. Travis,

W. J. Blot,

Martha S. Linet

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.961041349

Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , lung cancer , cohort study , benzene , environmental health , toxicology , cancer , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry

A large cohort of 74,828 benzene-exposed and 35,805 nonexposed workers employed between 1972 and 1987 in 12 cities in China was followed to determine mortality from all causes. Benzene-exposed study subjects were employed in a variety of occupations including coating applications, and rubber, chemical, and shoe production. Mortality was slightly increased among workers with greater cumulative exposure to benzene (ptrend < 0.05), but this excess was largely due to cancer deaths (ptrend < 0.01). Deaths due to lymphatic and hematopoietic malignancies (ptrend = 0.01) and lung cancer (ptrend = 0.01) increased with increasing cumulative exposure to benzene. Investigations continue to relate benzene exposure to specific lymphatic and hematopoietic malignancies and other causes of death.

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