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Potentially estrogenic polychlorinated biphenyls congeners serum levels and its relation with lung cancer.
Journal of applied toxicology : JAT - 1 Sept 2013
Recio-Vega Rogelio, Mendez-Henandez Alejandra, Gabriel Antonio Padua Y, Jacobo-Avila Antonio, Portales-Castanedo Arnulfo, Hernandez-Gonzalez Sandra, Gallegos-Arreola Martha Patricia, Ocampo-Gomez Guadalupe
Abstract excerpt
Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world. The main cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoke; however, other important genetic and environmental risk factors play a significant role in the development of lung cancer. Among these factors, occupational and accidental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) has been associated with an increased risk in lung cancer, suggesting that PCBs could be potent...
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