• Benzene exposure and risk of lung cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Worker cohort: a prospective case-cohort study 

      Babigumira, Ronnie; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Hosgood, H. Dean; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Bråtveit, Magne; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Rothman, Nathaniel; Lan, Qing; Silverman, Debra T.; Friesen, Melissa C.; Shala, Nita Kaupang; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Stenehjem, Jo Steinson (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective The objective of our study was to examine whether occupational exposure to benzene is associated with lung cancer among males in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort. Methods Among 25 347 male offshore ...
    • Early life exposures contributing to accelerated lung function decline in adulthood – a follow-up study of 11,000 adults from the general population 

      Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Riise, Trond; Wielscher, Mathias; Accordini, Simone; Carsin, Anne-Elie; Dratva, Julie; Franklin, Karl A.; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Jarvis, Deborah; Leynaert, Benedicte; Lodge, Caroline J.; Gomez Real, Francisco; Schlünssen, Vivi; Corsico, Angelo Guido; Heinrich, Joachim; Holm, Matthias; Janson, Christer; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Jogi, Rain; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Svanes, Cecilie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background We aimed to assess whether exposure to risk factors in early life from conception to puberty continue to contribute to lung function decline later in life by using a pooled cohort comprising approx. 11,000 adults ...
    • Exposure to benzene and other hydrocarbons and risk of bladder cancer among male offshore petroleum workers 

      Shala, Nita Kaupang; Stenehjem, Jo; Babigumira, Ronnie; Liu, Fei-Chih; Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Silverman, Debra T.; Friesen, Melissa C.; Rothman, Nathaniel; Lan, Qing; Hosgood, H. Dean; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Bråtveit, Magne; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Andreassen, Bettina Kulle; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Occupational exposures constitute the second leading cause of urinary bladder cancer after tobacco smoking. Increased risks have been found in the petroleum industry, but high-quality exposure data are needed ...
    • Exposure to fibres and risk of pleural mesothelioma in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort 

      Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Shala, Nita Kaupang; Barone-Adesi, Francesco; Hosgood, H Dean; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Bråtveit, Magne; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Silverman, Debra; Friesen, Melissa C.; Babigumira, Ronnie; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Stenehjem, Jo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Objectives Pleural mesothelioma is a rare respiratory cancer, mainly caused by inhalation of asbestos fibres. Other inorganic fibres are also suggested risk factors. We aimed to investigate the association between exposure ...
    • Exposure to fibres and risk of pleural mesothelioma in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers cohort 

      Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Shala, Nita Kaupang; Barone-Adesi, Francesco; Hosgood, H Dean; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Bråtveit, Magne; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Silverman, Debra; Friesen, Melissa C.; Babigumira, Ronnie; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Stenehjem, Jo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Objectives Pleural mesothelioma is a rare respiratory cancer, mainly caused by inhalation of asbestos fibres. Other inorganic fibres are also suggested risk factors. We aimed to investigate the association between exposure ...
    • Narrative review of occupational exposures and noncommunicable diseases 

      Peters, Susan; Undem, Karina; Solovieva, Svetlana E.; Selander, Jenny; Schlünssen, Vivi; Hengel, Karen M. Oude; Albin, Maria; Ge, Calvin B.; Kjellberg, Katarina; McElvenny, Damien M.; Gustavsson, Per; Kolstad, Henrik A.; Würtz, Anne Mette L.; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Broberg, Karin; Fossum, Stine; Bugge, Merete Drevvatne; Christensen, Mette Wulf; Ghosh, Manosij; Christiansen, David Høyrup; Merkus, Suzanne; Lunde, Lars-Kristian; Viikari-Juntura, Eira; Dalbøge, Annett; Falkstedt, Daniel; Willert, Morten Vejs; Huss, Anke; Würtz, Else Toft; Dumas, Orianne; Iversen, Inge Brosbøl; Leite, Mimmi; Cramer, Christine; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Svanes, Cecilie; Tinnerberg, Håkan; Garcia-Aymerich, Judith; Vested, Anne; Wiebert, Pernilla; Nordby, Karl-Christian; Godderis, Lode; Vermeulen, Roel; Pronk, Anjoeka; Mehlum, Ingrid Sivesind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Objective Within the scope of the Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research on applying the exposome concept to working life health, we aimed to provide a broad overview of the status of knowledge on occupational ...
    • Supporting the working life exposome: Annotating occupational exposure for enhanced literature search 

      Thompson, Paul; Ananiadou, Sophia; Basinas, Ioannis; Brinchmann, Bendik Christian; Cramer, Christine; Galea, Karen S.; Ge, Calvin B.; Georgiadis, Panagiotis; Kirkeleit, Jorunn; Kuijpers, Eelco; Nguyen, Nhung; Nuñez, Roberto; Schlünssen, Vivi; Stokholm, Zara Ann; Taher, Evana Amir; Tinnerberg, Håkan; Van Tongeren, Martie; Xie, Qianqian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Anindividual’s likelihood of developing non-communicable diseases is often influenced by the types, intensities and duration of exposures at work. Job exposure matrices provide exposure estimates associated with different ...