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Study from India Shows that Benzene Damages Immune System of Gas Pumping Workers
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:20
In a new study, researchers from India compared immune system damage between 428 gasoline pumping workers and 78 unexposed individuals. They found a significant increase in the concentration of benzene and its byproducts in both blood and urine in the workers.
Meta-Analysis of Benzene-Leukemia Studies Finds Risks for Low-Level Exposure
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:19
Finnish researchers have published a systematic review and meta-analysis of occupational benzene exposure and the risk of leukemia that they claim is the first such study to be published.
Important Meta-Analysis Shows Benzene Exposure Causes Lymphoid Cancers
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:19
An extremely well-conducted meta-analysis by researchers from the Netherlands has clearly shown that occupational benzene exposure is associated with lymphoid cancers.
IARC Declares Formaldehyde A Human Leukemogen
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:19
In October 2009, 23 scientists from 6 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyons, France, to re-assess the carcinogenicity of a number of chemical compounds, including formaldehyde.
New Harvard Study Confirms Dietary Acrylamide Cancer Risk for Women
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- Published on Sunday, 17 April 2011 17:18
A new study from the Harvard School of Public Health has confirmed the risk of acrylamide in the human diet and the development of endometrial and ovarian cancers.
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