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Occupational chemical carcinogens

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The identification of occupational carcinogens often is not easy because of the presence of confounding factors, such as multiple risk factors in the studied population, and the long latency before the resulting tumours present. However, the following list details a few of the more definite associations: CHEMICAL TUMOUR OCCUPATION

aromatic amines bladder cancer printing and and azo dyes rubber industry
arsenic skin, lung cancer copper & cobalt smelting, pesticide production
asbestos larynx, lung & asbestos mining, pleural cancer insulation workers
nickel & nasal sinuses, smelting & pigment chromium bronchial carcinoma manufacture
benzene marrow, especially glue and varnish erythroleukaemia manufacturers
insecticides lymphoma agriculture & fungicides
vinyl chloride liver angiosarcoma PVC manufacture

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Occupational chemical carcinogens

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