Correspondence : Dioxin and mortality from cancer
(1991) In New England Journal of Medicine 324(25). p.1810-1811- Abstract
To the Editor: The lessons that Dr. Bailar gleaned from the recent dioxin study by Fingerhut et al. of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Jan. 24 issue)1 reached far beyond, and at times contradicted, what the authors presented.2 Moreover, Bailar did not acknowledge the growing body of evidence suggesting that low-level dioxin exposure does not present a risk of cancer in humans. The study by Fingerhut et al. was designed to test hypotheses regarding dioxin exposure and stomach, liver, and nasal cancers, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. No significant elevations in mortality from these cancers were identified.
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- Hardell, Lennart ; Eriksson, Mikael LU ; Axelson, Olav and Fredriksson, Mats
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- 1991
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- New England Journal of Medicine
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- 324
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- 1810 - 1811
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- Massachusetts Medical Society
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- scopus:85011940613
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- 0028-4793
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- 10.1056/NEJM199106203242512
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