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Exposure to flame retardant chemicals and occurrence and severity of papillary thyroid cancer: A case-control study.
Environment international - 1 Oct 2017
Hoffman Kate, Lorenzo Amelia, Butt Craig M, Hammel Stephanie C, Henderson Brittany Bohinc, Roman Sanziana A, Scheri Randall P, Stapleton Heather M, Sosa Julie Ann
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thyroid cancer is the fastest increasing cancer in the U.S., and papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) accounts for >80% of incident cases. Increasing exposure to flame retardant chemicals (FRs) has raised concerns about their possible role in this 'epidemic'. The current study was designed to test the hypothesis that higher exposure to FRs is associated with increased odds of PTC. METHODS: PTC patients at...
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