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Elsebeth Lynge
Researcher at University of Copenhagen
Publications - 484
Citations - 19048
Elsebeth Lynge is an academic researcher from University of Copenhagen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 461 publications receiving 17055 citations. Previous affiliations of Elsebeth Lynge include Statens Serum Institut & Karolinska Institutet.
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Exposure to Tetrachloroethylene in Dry Cleaning Shops in the Nordic Countries
Elsebeth Lynge,Håkan Tinnerberg,Lars Rylander,Pål Richard Romundstad,Kristina Johansen,Marja-Liisa Lindbohm,Pirjo Heikkilä,Håkan Westberg,Lene Clausen,Antoine Piombino,Brian Larsen Thorsted +10 more
TL;DR: The Nordic data illustrate that it is possible over time to control chemical exposures even in an industry consisting of many small and scattered work places, as well as changes over time in occupational exposure limits to tetrachloroethylene.
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Underreporting of occupational cancers in Denmark
TL;DR: Overall the reporting of occupational cancer has not improved in Denmark since 1987, and medical records currently have better information on occupational exposures.
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European consensus on cancer screening should be applied urgently by health ministers
TL;DR: A lack of a European policy for cancer screening will lead to a continuation of inefficient opportunistic screening in several member states and increase the risk of uncontrolled penetration of new screening methods from commercial lobbying.
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Colorectal cancer in asbestos cement workers in Denmark
TL;DR: With the observation of excess risks of colorectal cancer morbidity among chrysotile exposed asbestos cement workers in both Sweden and Denmark the question on the role of chrysOTile in the etiology of colorescopy cancer remains open.
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Clonal chromosome aberrations in myeloid leukemia after styrene exposure
Henrik A Kolstad,Bent Pedersen,Jørn Olsen,Elsebeth Lynge,Grethe V. Jensen,Ida Lisse,Preben Philip,Niels Tinggaard Pedersen +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that styrene may cause leukemia through a clastogenic effect, but similar findings could also have been found if the exposure was associated with a specific subtype of leukemia prone to develop the chromosome aberrations in question.