Increased Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Cirrhosis in Vinyl Chloride Workers: Synergistic Effect of Occupational Exposure with Alcohol Intake

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver cirrhosis (LC) are not well-established vinyl chloride monomer (VCM)–induced diseases. Our aim was to appraise the role of VCM, alcohol intake, and viral hepatitis infection, and their interactions, in the etiology of HCC and LC. Thirteen cases of HCC and 40...

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Autores principales: Mastrangelo, Giuseppe, Fedeli, Ugo, Fadda, Emanuela, Valentini, Flavio, Agnesi, Roberto, Magarotto, Giancarlo, Marchì, Teresio, Buda, Andrea, Pinzani, Massimo, Martines, Diego
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences 2004
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Environmental Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1247480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15289165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.6972

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