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Yes. The Environmental Protection Agency has listed benzene as a Class A human carcinogen. Exposure to high levels of benzene has been linked to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), acute lymphocytic leukemia and chronic myelogenous leukemia. Since there may be no safe level of benzene exposure, contact should be avoided entirely.
