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2971498 
Journal Article 
Multiple myeloma and benzene exposure in a multinational cohort of more than 250,000 petroleum workers 
Wong, O; Raabe, GK 
1997 
1 
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
ISSN: 0273-2300
EISSN: 1096-0295 
BIOSIS/98/00414 
26 
2 
188-199 
English 
9356282 
WOS:A1997YH05600006 
BIOSIS COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. Case reports have suggested an association between benzene exposure and multiple myeloma. Because petroleum workers are exposed to benzene or benzene-containing liquids, studies of these workers provide an opportunity for investigating the relationship between benzene and multiple myeloma. A large number of cohort studies of petroleum workers have been conducted. However, few of them have reported results of multiple myeloma separately. One reason is that multiple myeloma is usually grouped with other lymphopoietic cancers in the analysis. Another reason is that multiple myeloma is relatively rare, and few individual studies are large enough to provide reliable risk estimates. To determine the risk of multiple myeloma in petroleum (refinery, distribution, production, and pipeline) workers, we have identified 22 cohort mortality studies of petroleum workers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Authors of these studies were contacted, and data 
benzene; myeloma; occupational exposure; oil and gas industry; petroleum; Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; X 24152:Chronic exposure; H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health; R2 23080:Industrial and labor