Correction to: British Journal of Cancer (2010) 103, 1128–1135; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605838

During the final correction of the above paper prior to its publication in late 2010, an error was introduced in Table 4. In the third line, under the subheading ‘Measurement studies’, the category should read ‘Current update without Brazil’. The correct Table is now shown, below.

Table 4 Comparison of summary odds ratios in the current pooled analysis update with the pooled analysis of Ahlbom et al (2000), adjusted for age, sex, SES and study

The publishers apologise for this mistake.