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Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Medknow Publications
ISSN: 0973-2284 EISSN: 0973-2284
Vol. 11, No. 1, 2007, pp. 3-5
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Bioline Code: oe07002
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2007, pp. 3-5
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Occupational cancers in leather tanning industries: A short review
Rastogi, S K; Kesavachandran, C; Mahdi, Farzana & Pandey, Amit
Abstract
Work in leather tanning involves exposure to a wide range of chemicals. Some of these are carcinogens or suspected carcinogens. Increased risks for a number of cancers have been reported among the tannery workers. In the present review, a detailed account of lung cancer, testicular cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer among tannery workers is mentioned.
Keywords
Cancer, occupational exposure, tannery
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