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. 1996 Dec;104(Suppl 6):1349–1352. doi: 10.1289/ehp.961041349

Mortality among benzene-exposed workers in China.

R B Hayes 1, S N Yin 1, M Dosemeci 1, G L Li 1, S Wacholder 1, W H Chow 1, N Rothman 1, Y Z Wang 1, T R Dai 1, X J Chao 1, Z L Jiang 1, P Z Ye 1, H B Zhao 1, Q R Kou 1, W Y Zhang 1, J F Meng 1, J S Zho 1, X F Lin 1, C Y Ding 1, C Y Li 1, Z N Zhang 1, D G Li 1, L B Travis 1, W J Blot 1, M S Linet 1
PMCID: PMC1469764  PMID: 9118919

Abstract

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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