Environmental research · 2025
Benzene exposure and risk of colorectal cancer by anatomical subsite in the Norwegian offshore petroleum workers cohort.
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Babigumira Ronnie, Veierød Marit B, Larsen Inger K, Berge Leon A M, Shala Nita K, Marjerrison Niki, Samuelsen Sven O, Bråtveit Magne, Kirkeleit Jorunn, Nordby Karl-Christian, Hosgood H Dean, Demers Paul A, Vermeulen Roel, Kromhout Hans, Engel Lawrence S, Nilsen Tom I L, Silverman Debra T, Friesen Melissa C, Rothman Nathaniel, Lan Qing, Grimsrud Tom K, Stenehjem Jo S
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between low levels of benzene exposure (≤0.879 parts per million [ppm]-years) and risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) including its anatomical subsites.
METHODS: Among 25,347 male workers in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort with offshore work history (1965-1998), 455 CRC cases were diagnosed 1999-2021. We compared these with a subcohort (n = 2031) drawn from the full cohort. Work histories were linked to a previously developed industry-specific benzene job-exposure matrix (JEM). Cox regression for case-cohort analyses was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for CRC, adjusted for age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, red/processed meat intake, and physical activity.
RESULTS: Risks of CRC increased with increasing benzene exposure. For all CRC, the HRs (95% CI) for the most exposed [quartile 4] vs. the unexposed were 1.32 (0.96 to 1.81, [0.177-0.879 ppm-years]; p-trend = 0.085) for cumulative, 1.52 (1.11 to 2.07, [17-34 years]; p-trend = 0.032) for duration, and 1.56 (1.15 to 2.12, [0.015-0.046 ppm]; p-trend = 0.005) for average intensity of benzene exposure. For right-sided colon cancer, the association was most evident for exposure duration (HR = 2.25 (1.33 to 3.80), quartile 4 [17-34 years] vs. unexposed; p-trend = 0.007). Sensitivity analyses showed consistent associations.
CONCLUSION: This study found positive exposure-response associations between low-level benzene exposure and CRC risk in offshore petroleum workers. These findings add to emerging evidence that benzene can be associated with solid tumours including lung and bladder, which potentially has important occupational and public health implications.
METHODS: Among 25,347 male workers in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort with offshore work history (1965-1998), 455 CRC cases were diagnosed 1999-2021. We compared these with a subcohort (n = 2031) drawn from the full cohort. Work histories were linked to a previously developed industry-specific benzene job-exposure matrix (JEM). Cox regression for case-cohort analyses was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for CRC, adjusted for age, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, red/processed meat intake, and physical activity.
RESULTS: Risks of CRC increased with increasing benzene exposure. For all CRC, the HRs (95% CI) for the most exposed [quartile 4] vs. the unexposed were 1.32 (0.96 to 1.81, [0.177-0.879 ppm-years]; p-trend = 0.085) for cumulative, 1.52 (1.11 to 2.07, [17-34 years]; p-trend = 0.032) for duration, and 1.56 (1.15 to 2.12, [0.015-0.046 ppm]; p-trend = 0.005) for average intensity of benzene exposure. For right-sided colon cancer, the association was most evident for exposure duration (HR = 2.25 (1.33 to 3.80), quartile 4 [17-34 years] vs. unexposed; p-trend = 0.007). Sensitivity analyses showed consistent associations.
CONCLUSION: This study found positive exposure-response associations between low-level benzene exposure and CRC risk in offshore petroleum workers. These findings add to emerging evidence that benzene can be associated with solid tumours including lung and bladder, which potentially has important occupational and public health implications.