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[Commentary] ACETALDEHYDE: A CUMULATIVE CARCINOGEN IN HUMANS
17 Mar 2009
Abstract excerpt
Lachenmeier et al. are to be congratulated. Their risk assessment of acetaldehyde present as a congener in alcoholic beverages touches the tip of the iceberg 1. The world-wide annual incidence of lung, upper aerodigestive tract and stomach cancers is close to 3 million (25% of all cancers), and it is these organs that are exposed to acetaldehyde derived from various environmental sources, as well as from...
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