Mortality and cancer incidence in the UK glass reinforced plastics manufacturing industry: a cohort study
This study provides some limited evidence in support of styrene being a cause of lymphohaematopoietic, particularly myeloid neoplasms and lung cancers. This cohort is contributing to an ongoing international study to help clarify these associations.
Authors
- Lucy Darnton
- William Mueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8712-736X)
- Mette Wulf Christensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9366-2166)
- Damien McElvenny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0953-8336)
- Finlay Brooker
- Henrik Albert Kolstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6535-4323)
Institutions
- CURE International UK (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Danish Ramazzini Center (DK)
- Institute of Occupational Medicine (GB)
- Health and Safety Executive (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2024-109699
- Primary Topic
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health and Safety Executive