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Pirjo Heikkilä
Researcher at Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Publications - 51
Citations - 3029
Pirjo Heikkilä is an academic researcher from Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Exposure assessment. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 49 publications receiving 2876 citations. Previous affiliations of Pirjo Heikkilä include Tel Aviv University.
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Chromosomal aberrations in lymphocytes predict human cancer independently of exposure to carcinogens
Stefano Bonassi,Lars Hagmar,Ulf Strömberg,Alicia Huici Montagud,Håkan Tinnerberg,Alessandra Forni,Pirjo Heikkilä,Saskia Wanders,Peter Wilhardt,Inger Lise Hansteen,Lisbeth E. Knudsen,Hannu Norppa +11 more
TL;DR: The risk for high versus low levels of CAs was similar in subjects heavily exposed to carcinogens and in those who had never, to their knowledge, been exposed to any major carcinogenic agent during their lifetime, supporting the idea that chromosome damage itself is involved in the pathway to cancer.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and fatal ischemic heart disease.
Igor Burstyn,Hans Kromhout,Timo Partanen,Ole Svane,Sverre Langård,Wolfgang Ahrens,Timo Kauppinen,Isabelle Stücker,Judith Shaham,Dick Heederik,Gilles Ferro,Pirjo Heikkilä,Mariëtte Hooiveld,Christoffer Johansen,Britt G. Randem,Paolo Boffetta +15 more
TL;DR: The results lend support to the hypothesis that occupational PAH exposure causes fatal IHD and demonstrate a consistent exposure–response relation for this association.
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Renal cell cancer and occupational exposure to chemical agents.
Timo Partanen,Pirjo Heikkilä,Sven Hernberg,Timo Kauppinen,Giovanni B. Moneta,Anneli Ojajärvi +5 more
TL;DR: The findings support the hypothesis that exposure to some constituent(s) of gasoline increases the incidence of renal adenocarcinoma in humans.
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Statistical modelling of the determinants of historical exposure to bitumen and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among paving workers.
TL;DR: In this paper, an industrial hygiene database has been constructed for the exposure assessment in a study of cancer risk among asphalt workers, and exposure intensity can be assessed on the basis of time period and production characteristics.
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Risk of Cancer and Exposure to Gasoline Vapors
Elsebeth Lynge,Aage Andersen,Ralph Nilsson,Lotti Barlow,Eero Pukkala,R Nordlinder,Paolo Boffetta,Philippe Grandjean,Pirjo Heikkilä,Lars Gunnar Hörte,Robert Jakobsson,Inqvar Lundberg,Bente E. Moen,Timo Partanen,Trond Riise +14 more
TL;DR: This cohort exposed to gasoline vapors with benzene levels estimated to be 0.5-1 mg/m3 showed no excess risk of leukemia or acute myeloid leukemia, a 30% elevated risk of kidney cancer, and a previously unnoticed risk of nasal cancer.