• Occupational solvent exposure and adult chronic lymphocytic leukemia: No risk in a population-based case-control study in four Nordic countries 

      Talibov, Madar; Auvinen, Anssi; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Hansen, Johnni; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Kjærheim, Kristina; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-15)
      The aim of this study was to assess the effect of occupational solvent exposure on the risk of adult chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The current case–control study was nested in the Nordic Occupational Cancer Study (NOCCA) cohort. 20,615 CLL cases diagnosed in 1961–2005 in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and 103,075 population-based controls matched by year of birth, sex, and country were ...
    • Perceived physical strain at work and incidence of prostate cancer - A case-control study in Sweden and Finland 

      Sormunen, Jorma; Talibov, Madar; Sparén, Pär; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-23)
      The evidence that prostate cancer is associated to physical inactivity is inconsistent. We studied the association of perceived physical workload (PPWL) at work and incidence of prostate cancer in a case-control setting. We used data from the Nordic Occupational Cancer study from Finland and Sweden. Five population controls were selected for each prostate cancer patient, matched on age and country. ...
    • Workplace diesel exhausts and gasoline exposure and risk of colorectal cancer in four Nordic countries 

      Talibov, Madar; Sormunen, Jorma; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Kjærheim, Kristina; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Sparén, Pär; Tryggvadóttír, Laufey; Hansen, Johnni; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-09)
      <i>Background</i>: Evidence on associations between occupational diesel exhaust and gasoline exposure and colorectal cancer is limited. We aimed to assess the effect of workplace exposure to diesel exhaust and gasoline on the risk of colorectal cancer.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: This caseecontrol study included 181,709 colon cancer and 109,227 rectal cancer cases diagnosed between 1961 and 2005 in ...