Inquinamento urbano, benzene e cancro: Studio retrospettivo di mortalità tra autisti di autobus e vigili urbani

A. C. Pesatori; M. Bonzini; D. Consonni; A. Baccarelli; P. A. Bertazzi; A. Colombi; P. G. Duca; F. Merlo

Inquinamento urbano, benzene e cancro: Studio retrospettivo di mortalità tra autisti di autobus e vigili urbani

Translated title of the contribution: Urban pollution, benzene and cancer: A retrospective mortality study in bus drivers and traffic guards

A. C. Pesatori, M. Bonzini, D. Consonni, A. Baccarelli, P. A. Bertazzi, A. Colombi, P. G. Duca, F. Merlo

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A multi-center European study identified occupational groups exposed to low or very low benzene levels. We report the main findings of the mortality study among bus drivers and traffic police officers in Genoa and Milan, Italy. The study included all male workers employed in the period from 1949-79. The follow-up study covered the period 1960-1998. Elevated risks of lung cancer and Hodgkin's disease were found among bus drivers. Mortality from Hodgkin's disease was also found to have increased among traffic police officers in Milan. The increased risk of lung cancer among bus drivers was positively associated with the length of employment and latency. Airborne pollutants might be a plausible explanation for these findings.

Translated title of the contribution	Urban pollution, benzene and cancer: A retrospective mortality study in bus drivers and traffic guards
Original language	Italian
Pages (from-to)	318-319
Number of pages	2
Journal	Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia
Volume	26
Issue number	4 SUPPL.
Publication status	Published - 2004

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Inquinamento urbano, benzene e cancro : Studio retrospettivo di mortalità tra autisti di autobus e vigili urbani. / Pesatori, A. C.; Bonzini, M.; Consonni, D.; Baccarelli, A.; Bertazzi, P. A.; Colombi, A.; Duca, P. G.; Merlo, F.

In: Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia, Vol. 26, No. 4 SUPPL., 2004, p. 318-319.

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