What do we currently know about the occupational and environmental causes of cancer? As
of 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (1ARC) identified 415 known or …

In the early 1980s, two water-supply systems on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in
North Carolina were found to be contaminated with the industrial solvents trichloroethylene …

The non‐Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) are a heterogeneous group of B‐cell and T‐cell
neoplasms that arise primarily in the lymph nodes. NHL incidence rates in the US doubled …

In October, 2012, 18 experts from seven countries reassessed the carcinogenicity of several
chlorinated solvents and some of their metabolites at the International Agency for Research …

Objectives The contribution of occupational exposures to the cancer burden can be
estimated using population-attributable fractions, which is of great importance for policy …

Background: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a toxicological
review of tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene, PCE) in February 2012 in support of the …

The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between exposure to selected
solvents and the risk of bladder cancer. This study is based on the Nordic Occupational …

Introduction Retrospective occupational exposure assessment has been challenging in case–
control studies in the general population. We aimed to review (i) trends of different …

Objectives Trichloroethylene (TCE) and Perchloroethylene (PER) are two chlorinated
solvents that are applied widely as degreasers of metal parts, and in dry cleaning and other …

Background: Various occupations have been associated with an elevated risk of non-
Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), but results have been inconsistent across studies. Objectives …