Benzene exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma comprises a heterogeneous group of cancers with unresolved aetiology, although risk factors include environmental exposures to toxic chemicals. Although the ubiquitous pollutant benzene is an established leukemogen, its potential to cause non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been widely debated. We aimed to examine the potential link between benzene exposure and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in humans by evaluating a wide array of cohort and case-control studies using electronic systematic review.

Methods

We did a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of all qualified human epidemiological studies that assessed the relationship between benzene exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We queried the PubMed and Embase databases for relevant articles pu

SUBMITTER: Rana I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109598 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature