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And working with certain chemicals can increase that a lot: > Our meta-regression showed that pancreatic cancer risk increased by a 1% per-year increment in oc
by WorkerBee28474 2y ago
And working with certain chemicals can increase that a lot:
> Our meta-regression showed that pancreatic cancer risk increased by a 1% per-year increment in occupational exposure duration to chemical agents
Aside from the obvious incidences in rubber/plastics manufacturing, it's thought to hit pathologists especially hard from exposure to formaldehyde.
[0]https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/73/4/211/7143670 https://academic.oup.com/occmed/article/73/4/211/7143670
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