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Petrochemical Neighbors
Brain cancer risk is not higher for residents living near an oil refinery
March 31st, 2003
Brain cancer risk is not higher for residents living near an oil refinery. "Both in response to community concerns about brain cancer related to an oil refinery and in order to more fully understand the etiology of primary site brain cancer (glioma), a highly focused cancer cluster investigation was conducted. The components included a literature review of occupational exposures in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries, comparisons between observed and expected cases, comparisons between mean age at diagnosis and median survival time, and interviews concerning exposures of cases. Evidence from the literature review revealed little, if any, effect of...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2003-03-31)
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