(Medical Xpress) -- Around 8,000 cancer deaths in Britain each year are linked to occupations - especially those where asbestos, diesel engine fumes or shift work is involved - a new study shows today. This equates to around ...
Jun 20, 2012
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Breast cancer is the number one cause of female mortality. It affects 100 out of 100,000 women per year in developed countries. Each year, more than 1.3 million new cases are diagnosed, 53,000 of these in France.
Jun 19, 2012
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A person doesn't have to go far to find a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). These carcinogen precursors are inhaled through automobiles exhaust during the morning commute, are present in a drag of cigarette smoke, and ...
Nov 2, 2012
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An analysis of evidence from multiple scientific studies found six substances that have a strong link to bladder cancer in the urine of people who had used electronic cigarettes and sometimes other tobacco products, researchers ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Public health researchers have identified which carcinogens are likely to contribute most to occupational cancer in New Zealand workplaces.
Oct 9, 2013
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The chemical (S)-N'-nitrosonornicotine, or (S)-NNN, which is present in smokeless tobacco products, is a strong oral carcinogen, according to results presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012, held here March 31 - April 4.
Apr 2, 2012
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An excellent review article from two scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism in the USA to be published in Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2012, describes the epidemiologic and basic scientific evidence ...
Oct 23, 2012
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(AP)—Some residents of a New Jersey town will soon be asked to turn over their toenails.
Mar 24, 2013
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Acetaldehyde is used as a flavoring substance due to its fruity aroma. The Senate Commission on the Food Safety (German SKLM) of the German Research Foundation has reviewed the current data for assessing the health risk of ...
Aug 2, 2022
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(AP)—A war contractor knew a critical southern Iraq oilfield plant was riddled with a well-known toxin but ignored the risk to soldiers while hurrying the project along, firing a whistleblower and covering up the presence ...
Oct 10, 2012
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