• Mesothelioma in Sweden: Dose–Response Analysis for Exposure to 29 Potential Occupational Carcinogenic Agents 

      Plato, Nils; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Kjærheim, Kristina; Kyyrönen, Pentti; Sparen, Pär; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-21)
      <i>Background</i>: There is little information on the doseeresponse relationship between exposure to occupational carcinogenic agents and mesothelioma. This study aimed to investigate this association as well as the existence of agents other than asbestos that might cause mesothelioma.<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: The Swedish component of the Nordic Occupational Cancer (NOCCA) study consists of 6.78 ...
    • Occupational exposure to asbestos and risk of cholangiocarcinoma: A population-based case-control study in four Nordic countries 

      Farioli, Andrea; Straif, Kurt; Brandi, Giovanni; Curti, Stefania; Kjærheim, Kristina; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Sparen, Pär; Tryggvadottir, Laufey; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Biasco, Guido; Violante, Francesco Saverio; Mattioli, Stefano; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-13)
      Objectives To assess the association between occupational exposure to asbestos and the risk of cholangiocarcinoma (CC).<p> <p>Methods We conducted a case–control study nested in the Nordic Occupational Cancer (NOCCA) cohort. We studied 1458 intrahepatic CC (ICC) and 3972 extrahepatic CC (ECC) cases occurring among subjects born in 1920 or later in Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Each ...