Abstracts From the Literature - Benzene June 2005

ARTICLE: "Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Benzene Exposure: A Systematic
Literature Review."

AUTHORS: Lamm SH, Engel A, Byrd DM.

JOURNAL: Chemico-Biological Interactions. 2005 May 7

SUMMARY: Epidemiological papers that address an association between benzene exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) were identified and separated by study design. Only two of these 21 study groups showed statistically significant associations. However, these were among workers with multiple exposures across industries. Eleven of the 21 study groups presented ratios less than one, two equaled one, and eight were greater than one. After removal of the studies …