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Does occupational exposure to PAHs, diesel and aromatic amines interact with smoking and metabolic genetic polymorphisms to increase the risk on bladder cancer?; The Belgian case control study on bladder cancer risk.
Cancer letters - 8 Jan 2007
Kellen Eliane, Zeegers Maurice, Paulussen Aimée, Vlietinck Robert, Vlem Eddy Van, Veulemans Hendrik, Buntinx Frank
Abstract excerpt
To investigate the association between occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic amines and diesel and bladder cancer risk and the modification by smoking and metabolic polymorphisms, have we recruited 200 cases and 385 population controls. The adjusted OR of bladder cancer was 5.75 (95%CI 2.09-15.83) comparing the highest tertile of the cumulative probability of occupational exposure to...
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