Exposure to benzene at work and the risk of leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors

Abdul Khalade · University of Birmingham

Maritta S. Jaakkola · University of Oulu

Jouni J. K. Jaakkola · University of Oulu

Abstract

Our study provides consistent evidence that exposure to benzene at work increases the risk of leukemia with a dose-response pattern. There was some evidence of an increased risk of AML and CLL. The meta-analysis indicated a lack of association between benzene exposure and the risk of CML.

Topics & Keywords

Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Occupational and environmental lung diseases Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health

Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 31-31

DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-9-31

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