Not Signed In - Lung Cancer Risk Reduced In Female Textile Workers Exposed To Endotoxin
Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:00 AM EST
... Long-term, high-level exposure to bacterial endotoxin -- a contaminant found in raw cotton fiber and cotton dust -- is associated with a 40 percent decrease in lung cancer risk among female Chinese textile workers, according to a new study in the March 7 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. ...
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