ArticleInternational journal of occupational and environmental health
Cancer incidence and mortality among temporary maintenance workers in a refinery/petrochemical complex in Korea.
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- Occupational Benzene Exposure and Lung Cancer in Human Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Environmental health perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- Benzene Exposure and Lung Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Petroleum Industry Workers and Residents Living in Oil Producing Communities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Occupational benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 2026Review
- Occupational Benzene Exposure and Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Cancers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Safety and health at work · 2026Review
- Long-term exposure to low-level ambient BTEX and site-specific cancer risk: A national cohort study in the UK Biobank.Eco-Environment & Health · 2025Article
- Occupational Benzene Exposure and Lung Cancer Risk: A Pooled Analysis of 14 Case-Control Studies.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Article
- Cancer incidence among male construction workers in Korea: a standardized incidence ratio analysis, 2009-2015.Epidemiology and health · 2023Article
- Development of Korean CARcinogen EXposure: Assessment of the Exposure Intensity of Carcinogens by Industry.Safety and health at work · 2022Article
- Airway Hyperresponsiveness, Inflammation, and Pulmonary Emphysema in Rodent Models Designed to Mimic Exposure to Fuel Oil-Derived Volatile Organic Compounds Encountered during an Experimental Oil Spill.Environmental health perspectives · 2020Article
- Comparison of personal air benzene and urine t,t-muconic acid as a benzene exposure surrogate during turnaround maintenance in petrochemical plants.Industrial health · 2018Article
- Effects of Spirulina platensis on DNA damage and chromosomal aberration against cadmium chloride-induced genotoxicity in rats.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
- Micronucleus, Nucleoplasmic Bridge, and Nuclear Budding in Peripheral Blood Cells of Workers Exposed to Low Level Benzene.The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundPetrochemical plant maintenance workers are exposed to various carcinogens such as benzene and metal fumes. In Korea, maintenance operations in petrochemical plants are typically performed by temporary employees hired as contract workers.
objectivesThe purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate cancer risk in temporary maintenance workers in a refinery/petrochemical complex in Korea.
methodsSubjects consisted of 14 698 male workers registered in a regional petrochemical plant maintenance workers union during 2002-2007. Cancer mortality and incidence were identified by linking with the nationwide death and cancer registries during 2002-2007 and 2002-2005, respectively. Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) and standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated for each cancer.
resultsIncreased SMR 3·61 (six cases, 95% CI: 1·32-7·87) and SIR 3·18 (five cases, 95% CI: 1·03-7·42) were observed in oral and pharyngeal cancers.
conclusionOur findings may suggest a potential association between oral and pharyngeal cancers and temporary maintenance jobs in the petrochemical industry. Future studies should include a longer follow-up period and a quantitative exposure assessment.
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