Blar i forfatter "Sparén, Pär"

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    • Occupational exposure to solvents and acute myeloid leukemia: A population-based, case-control study in four nordic countries 

      Talibov, Madar; Lehtinen-Jacks, Susanna; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Kjærheim, Kristina; Lynge, Elsebeth; Sparén, Pär; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Kauppinen, Timo; Kyyrönen, Pentti; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-05-19)
      Objective The aim of the current study was to assess the relation between occupational exposure to solvents and the risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).<p> <p>Methods Altogether, this study comprises 15 332 incident cases of AML diagnosed in Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland from 1961–2005 and 76 660 controls matched by year of birth, sex, and country. Occupational records were linked with ...

    • Occupational exposure to solvents and bladder cancer: A population-based case control study in Nordic countries 

      Hadkhale, Kishor; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Kjærheim, Kristina; Sparén, Pär; Tryggvadottir, Laufey; Lynge, Elsebeth; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-29)
      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 Cancer (NOCCA) database and comprises 113,343 cases of bladder cancer diagnosed in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden between 1961 and 2005 and 566,715 population controls matched according to country, sex and birth year. ...

    • Occupational variation in incidence of bladder cancer: A comparison of population-representative cohorts from Nordic countries and Canada 

      Hadkhale, Kishor; Macleod, Jill; Demers, Paul A.; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Kjærheim, Kristina; Lynge, Elsebeth; Sparén, Pär; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Harris, M. Anne; Tjepkema, Michael; Peters, Paul A.; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-04)
      Objectives:<br>The objective of this study was to compare occupational variation of the risk of bladder cancer in the Nordic countries and Canada.<br>Methods:<br>In the Nordic Occupational Cancer study (NOCCA), 73 653 bladder cancer cases were observed during follow-up of 141.6 million person-years. In the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC), 8170 cases were observed during ...

    • 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. ...

    • Risk of early-onset prostate cancer associated with occupation in the Nordic countries 

      Barry, Kathryn Hughes; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Alavanja, Michael C.R.; Andreotti, Gabriella; Blair, Aaron; Hansen, Johnni; Kjærheim, Kristina; Koutros, Stella; Lynge, Elsebeth; Sparén, Pär; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Berndt, Sonja I.; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017-11-10)
      Background: <br>Early-onset prostate cancer is often more aggressive and may have a different etiology than later-onset prostate cancer, but has been relatively little studied to date. We evaluated occupation in relation to early-onset and later-onset prostate cancer in a large pooled study. <br>Methods: <br>We used occupational information from census data in five Nordic countries from 1960-1990. ...

    • When life got in the way: How danish and norwegian immigrant women in Sweden reason about cervical screening and why they postpone attendance 

      Azerkan, Fatima; Widmark, Catarina; Sparén, Pär; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Tillgren, Per; Faxelid, Elisabeth (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-09)
      Introduction Danish and Norwegian immigrant women in Sweden have an increased risk of cervical cancer compared to Swedish-born women. In addition, Danish and Norwegian immigrant women follow the national recommendations for attendance at cervical screening to much lesser extent than Swedish-born women. The aim of this study was to explore how Danish and Norwegian immigrant women in Sweden reason ...

    • 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 ...