Ind Health. 2012 Dec 26. [Epub ahead of print]
Lung Cancer Probably Related to Talc Exposure: A Case Report.
Source
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Kosin University.
Abstract
Industrial talc has been widely circulated in the world for a long time. The pure talc has little effects on humans, but inhalation of talc contaminated with asbestos can causes severe asbestos-related diseases such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. Herein, we represent a case of lung cancer after occupational exposure to industrial talc in the rubber manufacturing industry.
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