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Breast Cancer
Studies from A.S. Costantini and co-researchers update current data on breast cancer
June 4th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Tumori, "Aims and background. Evidence of the association between leukemia and benzene exposure has been provided by several epidemiological studies." "An increased risk of breast cancer among women exposed to benzene has also been suggested. The aim of this study was to analyze breast cancer risk in a cohort of 1,002 women exposed to benzene in a shoe factory in Florence, Italy, where an excess of leukemia in men was reported. The cohort of women at work on January 1(st), 1950, was followed from 1950 to 2003 for mortality and from 1985 to 2000 for incidence of breast cancer. For a subcohort of 797 women,...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-06-04)
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