Wei Zhao, Mingxiang Zhang, Bohui Zhu, Yueyin Pan, Yiyuan Sun
{"title":"Molecular and clinical traits of HER2-low breast cancer patients and their relationship with neoadjuvant treatment effectiveness.","authors":"Wei Zhao, Mingxiang Zhang, Bohui Zhu, Yueyin Pan, Yiyuan Sun","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000924","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000924","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We aimed to investigate the clinical and molecular characteristics of different degrees of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) protein expression in HER2-negative breast cancer and the related factors affecting the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-low breast cancer patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study endpoint was pathological complete remission (PCR). Blood specimens and fresh cancer tissue samples were collected before neoadjuvant chemotherapy for whole-exon sequencing (WES) and RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), and patients were divided into a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-low group and a HER2-0 group according to their HER2 expression status via bioinformatics analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 409 HER2-negative breast cancer patients were included in the analysis, and HER2 status (HER2-0 vs. HER2-low) was significantly different between hormone receptor status, the Ki-67 index, and the PCR rate. A total of 18 patients who underwent WES and RNA testing were included, and the WES results suggested that the HER2-low group had a significantly higher rate of PIK3CA mutations and a greater frequency of PI3K pathway variants than the other groups and the HER2-low group had a greater number of concomitant mutations and reached statistical significance ( P = 0.03). In terms of expression profiles, HER2-low and HER2-0 patients had different expression profiles. Overall, suggesting that the low PCR rate in the HER2-low group may also be related to chemoresistance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our investigation highlights the possibility that HER2-low breast cancer may indicate a unique clinical and biological phenomenon.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"241-254"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142983008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Old age decreases the risk of lymph node metastasis in T1-2 hypopharynx squamous cell carcinoma patients.","authors":"Yujiao Li, Chaosu Hu","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000945","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000945","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cervical lymph node metastasis (LNM) is an important prognostic factor for hypopharynx squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients, which can be detected in a large fraction of clinically diagnosed early hypopharynx SCC patients; however, the importance of knowing the risk of LNM in the younger/older patients has not been well defined. The objective of this study is to assess the effect of age and LNM in T1-2 hypopharynx SCC patients. Patients with T1-2 hypopharynx SCC were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database between 2005 and 2014. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were produced to recognize the association between age and risk factors of LNM. A total of 1018 patients were analyzed. Older patients have a lower risk of LNM compared with their younger peers ( P < 0.01). In multivariate analyses, older age was associated with a significantly lower risk of LNM. Compared with patients aged 80-93 years old, the hazard ratios for patients aged 31-49, 50-59, 60-69, and 70-79 years old were 2.464 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.338-4.537], 2.668 (95% CI: 1.638-4.346), 3.192 (95% CI: 1.957-5.205), and 1.564 (95% CI: 0.945-2.588), respectively. Subgroup analysis shows that the effect of older age was significantly associated with a higher risk of LNM in Caucasian male who harbored moderately/poorly differentiated tumors. Our study demonstrates that older patients with T1-2 hypopharynx SCC had a lower risk of LNM than their younger peers, especially males with moderately/poorly differentiated tumors. More accurate assessments of LNM and prophylactic neck dissection or prophylactic adjuvant radiation therapy to the neck will be imperative for reducing recurrence in younger T1-2 hypopharynx SCC.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"285-289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142881528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association between radiotherapy and the risk of second primary malignancies in breast cancer patients with different estrogen receptor statuses.","authors":"Chengshan Zhao, Yang Yu, Pi'ao Xiang, Jiahu Liao, Boyang Yu, Yifeng Xing, Guobing Yin","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000915","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. Second primary malignancies (SPMs) related to radiotherapy are significant complications. This study aims to investigate the correlation between radiotherapy and the occurrence of SPMs in breast cancer patients with different estrogen receptor statuses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, selecting estrogen receptor(+) and estrogen receptor(-) breast cancer patients from 1990 to 2015, with SPMs as the outcome measure. Fine-Gray competing risks regression and Poisson regression were employed to analyze the relationship between radiotherapy and the risk of SPMs in different estrogen receptor status groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Radiotherapy was associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and leukemia in estrogen receptor(+) patients. In estrogen receptor(-) patients, radiotherapy was linked to an increased risk of brain cancer and leukemia. The cumulative incidence, standardized incidence ratio, and subgroup analyses showed consistent results. In the dynamic assessment of radiotherapy-related risks, estrogen receptor(+) patients aged 50-70 exhibited a higher risk of leukemia and melanoma. Lung cancer risk was highest during a latency period of 20-30 years, while melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and leukemia risks peaked within the first 10 years. For estrogen receptor(-) patients, brain cancer risk was higher between ages 50 and 70, and leukemia risk was elevated between ages 20 and 50.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer is associated with an increased risk of SPMs, with risks varying by estrogen receptor status and SPM type. Further research into the prevention of radiotherapy-related SPMs in different estrogen receptor status groups is crucial.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"255-263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142125178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mattia Intra, Francesca Magnoni, Paolo Della Vigna, Luca Nicosia, Giovanni Mazzarol, Viviana Galimberti, Franco Orsi, Paolo Veronesi
{"title":"Cryoablation of early breast cancer: the challenge towards de-escalation of surgical treatment.","authors":"Mattia Intra, Francesca Magnoni, Paolo Della Vigna, Luca Nicosia, Giovanni Mazzarol, Viviana Galimberti, Franco Orsi, Paolo Veronesi","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000936","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000936","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"264-266"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142603898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-term survival and risk factors of synchronous bone metastasis in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma patients.","authors":"Yujiao Li, Chaosu Hu","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000955","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000955","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The objective of this study was to analyze the risk factors for synchronous bone metastases in patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCC). OTSCC patients were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results database between 2014 and 2017. We examined the association between risk factors and synchronous bone metastases using Chi-squared tests. Predictors of survival rates were assessed using univariate and multivariate analyses. A total of 3902 patients were analyzed, which include 12 patients (0.3%) with synchronous bone metastases and 3890 patients without synchronous bone metastases (99.7%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that highly differentiated disease, lower T classification, and lower N classification were associated with a significantly lower risk of bone metastases ( P < 0.05, respectively). Unmarried and elderly patients who harbored with poorly differentiated disease, higher T or N classification, multiple sites of metastases, and no surgical therapy to primary tumor were more likely to influence patients' survival. By analyzing data from a large cohort, factors affecting bone metastases are primarily related to grade, T classification and N classification. Multivariable analysis showed that unmarried and elderly patients who harbored with poorly differentiated disease, higher T or N classification, multiple sites of metastases, and no surgical therapy to primary tumor were more likely to influence patients' survival. More accurate assessments of bone metastasis will be imperative for early diagnosis and treatment in poorly differentiated disease, higher T classification or N classification patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"279-284"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Clement P Buclin, Martina von Arx, Vladimir Jolidon, José Luis Sandoval, Fabienne Buholzer-Mercier, Justine E Daverio, Bernadette W A van der Linden, Philippe Wanner, Idris Guessous, Delphine S Courvoisier, Stéphane Cullati
{"title":"Linguistic difference in the effect of organized programs on socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer screening: ecological study in Switzerland.","authors":"Clement P Buclin, Martina von Arx, Vladimir Jolidon, José Luis Sandoval, Fabienne Buholzer-Mercier, Justine E Daverio, Bernadette W A van der Linden, Philippe Wanner, Idris Guessous, Delphine S Courvoisier, Stéphane Cullati","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000914","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000914","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study is to examine how the effect of organized mammography screening programs on breast cancer screening participation differ between socioeconomic strata and how this relationship may be modified by the context of linguistic differences. Switzerland, marked by its diverse linguistic landscape, reflects cultural variations alongside differences in public health strategies. The goal of this study was to assess potential socioeconomic differences in regional mammography screening programs effectiveness to improve breast cancer screening participation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data on 14 173 women in the regionally adapted breast cancer screening age range was drawn from five cross-sectional waves of the nationally representative Swiss Health Interview Survey (1997-2017). Socioeconomic indicators included education, household income, and employment status. Poisson regression was used to estimate the adjusted prevalence ratios of up-to-date (last 2 years) mammography uptake. Inequality was assessed using relative index of inequality and the slope index of inequality.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Organized screening programs were generally effective and increased up-to-date mammography uptake by close to 20 percentage points in both regions. While in the Latin cantons, screening programs had no impact on socioeconomic inequalities in screening, it reduced inequalities for women with lower education in the German cantons. This modification effect of screening programs was not seen for income and employment-related inequalities and did not differ across linguistic regions.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Public health agencies should consider the different cultural reception of programs as addressing these differences could help ensure that breast cancer screening initiatives are not only effective, but also culturally equitable across different socioeconomic groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"221-230"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11949226/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141987668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jingjing Zhu, Tao Xu, Xu Cao, Di Pan, Zhiyuan Yao, Yuqi Li, Hongmei Wang, Zhengxiang Han
{"title":"The impact of different dietary flavonoids on the risk of coronary heart disease in cancer patients and that on the prognosis of patients with cancer and coronary heart disease.","authors":"Jingjing Zhu, Tao Xu, Xu Cao, Di Pan, Zhiyuan Yao, Yuqi Li, Hongmei Wang, Zhengxiang Han","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000928","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000928","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this study is to explore the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in cancer patients who consume different flavonoids, and the impact of flavonoids on the prognosis of cancer patients with CHD. We extracted dietary flavonoids data on 1454 patients diagnosed with cancer from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the relationship between the intake of flavonoids and the risk of CHD. Cox proportional hazard model was used to explore the impact of flavonoids intake on prognosis in 148 patients with cancer and CHD. Malvidin intake increased the risk of CHD by 1% [odds ratio (OR) = 1.01, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.00-1.02, P < 0.05] in cancer patients, while epicatechin and isorhamnetin reduced the risk of CHD by 3% (OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.94-1.00, P < 0.05) and 15% (OR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.72-1.00, P < 0.05), respectively. Adjusted by age, sex, and race, malvidin intake increased the risk of CHD in cancer patients by 1% (OR = 1.01, 95% CI: 1.00-1.02, P < 0.05), isorhamnetin decreased the risk by 15% (OR = 0.85, 95% CI: 0.72-1.00, P < 0.05), and epicatechin showed no effect on the risk of CHD ( P > 0.05). No flavonoids had impact on the prognosis of patients with cancer and CHD ( P > 0.05). For patients with cancer, consuming malvidin increases the risk of CHD, while isorhamnetin reduces the risk. Consuming flavonoids has no impact on the prognosis of patients with cancer and CHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"214-220"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11949199/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142460936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yongmei Peng, Jiaqian Liao, Xian He, Yongchun Zhou, Lei Zhang, Yue Jia, Hongying Yang
{"title":"Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in ovarian cancer patients from Yunnan Province in southwest China.","authors":"Yongmei Peng, Jiaqian Liao, Xian He, Yongchun Zhou, Lei Zhang, Yue Jia, Hongying Yang","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000931","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000931","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Carriers with germline breast cancer 1/2 gene mutations ( BRCA m) are likely to develop ovarian cancer (OC). Therefore, identifying these mutations may enable individualized therapy for OC and preventive measures to reduce OC risk in BRCA m carrier families. Thus, we investigated the prevalence of BRCA m in OC patients from Yunnan Province in Southwest China. In total, 674 unselected OC patients were enrolled and tested for BRCA m via next-generation sequencing. Data on clinicopathological characteristics and personal/family history of cancer were collected. The prevalence rates of pathogenic/likely pathogenic BRCA m were 26.6% overall, 20.8% among BRCA1 m carriers, 5.5% among BRCA2 m carriers, and 0.3% among carriers of both BRCA1 m and BRCA2 m. The most common pathogenic mutation in the BRCA1 gene was c.5114T>C ( n = 9). The number of BRCA m carriers was significantly greater among patients with serous cancer, a personal tumor history, a family history of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC)-related tumors, and bilateral tumors. The most common pathogenic mutation in this cohort was c.5114T>C ( n = 9) in BRCA1 . The prevalence and spectrum of BRCA m in OC patients from Yunnan Province are different from those in other groups. BRCA status testing is advised for all OC patients, particularly those with a family history of HBOC.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"231-240"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11949239/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142603942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of body composition parameters, age, and tumor staging on gastric cancer prognosis.","authors":"Wei Li, Hai Zhu, Hai-Zheng Dong, Zheng-Kun Qin, Fu-Ling Huang, Zhu Yu, Shi-Yu Liu, Zhen Wang, Jun-Qiang Chen","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000917","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Research studies on gastric cancer have not investigated the combined impact of body composition, age, and tumor staging on gastric cancer prognosis. To address this gap, we used machine learning methods to develop reliable prediction models for gastric cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study included 1,132 gastric cancer patients, with preoperative body composition and clinical parameters recorded, analyzed using Cox regression and machine learning models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The multivariate analysis revealed that several factors were associated with recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in gastric cancer. These factors included age (≥65 years), tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging, low muscle attenuation (MA), low skeletal muscle index (SMI), and low visceral to subcutaneous adipose tissue area ratios (VSR). The decision tree analysis for RFS identified six subgroups, with the TNM staging I, II combined with high MA subgroup showing the most favorable prognosis and the TNM staging III combined with low MA subgroup exhibiting the poorest prognosis. For OS, the decision tree analysis identified seven subgroups, with the subgroup featuring high MA combined with TNM staging I, II showing the best prognosis and the subgroup with low MA, TNM staging II, III, low SMI, and age ≥65 years associated with the worst prognosis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cox regression identified key factors associated with gastric cancer prognosis, and decision tree analysis determined prognoses across different risk factor subgroups. Our study highlights that the combined use of these methods can enhance intervention planning and clinical decision-making in gastric cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"267-275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11949213/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142125182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi, Mattia Bonetti, Darshi Shah, Vincent DeStefano, Paolo Boffetta
{"title":"Occupational benzene exposure and risk of kidney and bladder cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi, Mattia Bonetti, Darshi Shah, Vincent DeStefano, Paolo Boffetta","doi":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000911","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000911","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Benzene is recognized as leukemogenic. However, the association between it and solid cancers has been the subject of less investigation. We aim to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between occupational exposure to benzene and the risk of urinary tract cancer, including kidney and bladder.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included 41 cohort and case-control studies listed in the most recent International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monograph on benzene exposure and the result of a literature review to identify more recent studies. Forest plots of relative risk (RR) were constructed for kidney, bladder, and urinary tract cancer overall. A random-effects model was used to address heterogeneity between studies. Stratified analyses were conducted to explore effect modification.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our findings revealed an association between exposure to occupational benzene and kidney and unspecified urinary tract cancers (RR = 1.20, 95% confidence interval = 1.03-1.39), and an association of borderline statistical significance with bladder cancer (RR = 1.07, 95% confidence interval = 0.97-1.18). Publication bias was excluded for both kidney ( P = 0.809) and bladder cancer ( P = 0.748). Stratification analysis according to the selected study characteristics showed no difference except regarding the industry for kidney cancer ( P < 0.000), with a stronger association in the chemical industry. An analysis by exposure level did not reveal any trend for kidney cancer, whereas there was a trend ( P = 0.01) for bladder cancer.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study found an association between occupational benzene exposure and kidney cancer and a dose-effect association between benzene exposure and bladder cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":11830,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Cancer Prevention","volume":" ","pages":"205-213"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11949222/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142125183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}