Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) exposures and incident cancers among adults living near a chemical plant

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a synthetic chemical ubiquitous in the serum of U.S. residents. It causes liver, testicular, and pancreatic tumors in rats. Human studies are sparse. We examined cancer incidence in Mid-Ohio Valley residents exposed to PFOA in drinking water due to chemical plant emi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental health perspectives 2013-11, Vol.121 (11-12), p.1313-1318
Hauptverfasser:	Barry, Vaughn, Winquist, Andrea, Steenland, Kyle
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Adults Age Breast cancer Cancer Caprylates - blood Caprylates - toxicity Chemical Industry - statistics & numerical data Chemical plant Chemical plants Cohort Studies Drinking water Environmental Exposure - analysis Estimates Exposure Fatalities Fluorocarbons - blood Fluorocarbons - toxicity Health risk assessment Humans Incidence Kidney cancer Kidneys Lung cancer Medical records Mortality Neoplasms - chemically induced Neoplasms - epidemiology Oncology, Experimental Perfluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl substances Perfluorooctanoic acid Polls & surveys Proportional Hazards Models Prostate Risk factors Science Serums Studies Testing Trends Tumors Water districts Water Pollutants, Chemical - blood Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity Water pollution West Virginia - epidemiology Workers
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