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Beryllium and lung cancer: A weight of evidence evaluation of the toxicological and epidemiological literature
1 Apr 2009
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The potential carcinogenicity of beryllium has been a topic of study since the mid-1940s. Since then, numerous scientific and regulatory bodies have assigned beryllium to various categories with respect to its carcinogenicity. Past epidemiologic and animal studies, however, have been marked with notable methodological shortcomings. Because it has been about 16 yr since IARC evaluated beryllium and approximately...
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