Contributors: Stenehjem, J. S; Kjærheim, K.; Bråtveit, M.; Samuelsen, S. O.; BARONE ADESI, Francesco; Rothman, N.; Lan, Q.; Grimsrud, T. K.; Stenehjem, J. S.; Barone-Adesi, F.
Abstract: The aim of this work was to examine the risk of lymphohaematopoietic (LH) cancer according to benzene exposure among offshore workers.Cancer registry data were used to identify 112 cancer cases diagnosed during 1999-2011 in a cohort of 24 917 Norwegian men reporting offshore work between 1965 and 1999. Analyses were conducted according to a stratified case-cohort design with a reference subcohort of 1661 workers. Cox regression was used to estimate hazard ratios with 95% confidence intervals, adjusted for other benzene exposure and smoking.Most workers were exposed to benzene for
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