The cancer is thought to be caused by exposure to vinyl chloride and other toxins.
Vinyl chloride exposure cancer.
If a water supply is contaminated vinyl chloride can enter household air when the water is used for showering cooking or laundry.
The schmidt firm pllc is currently accepting vinyl chloride induced injury cases in all 50 states.
Which cancers are associated with exposure to vinyl chloride.
Vinyl chloride is a toxic cancer causing chemical that is used to make pvc.
Centers for disease control and prevention cdc published an intensive study of the health dangers of a chemical plastics plant.
Occupational exposure to vinyl chloride acrylonitrile and styrene and lung cancer risk.
Scand j work environ health.
Vinyl chloride is classified as group 1 carcinogen by the iarc meaning it is seen as a definite cause of cancer in humans.
A review of the epidemiologic literature.
Meta analysis of studies of occupational exposure to vinyl chloride in relation to cancer mortality.
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Vinyl chloride exposure is associated with an increased risk of a rare form of liver cancer hepatic angiosarcoma as well as brain and lung cancers.
Vinyl chloride is a deadly toxic chemical despite industry s repeated attempts to hide the threats.
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Breathing vinyl chloride for long periods of time can result in permanent liver damage immune reactions nerve damage and liver cancer.
One man from a plant in louisville kentucky developed angiosarcoma a rare cancer in his liver.
Breathing high levels of vinyl chloride for short periods of time can cause dizziness sleepiness unconsciousness and at extremely high levels can cause death.
Scand j work environ health.
Meta analysis of studies of occupational exposure to vinyl chloride in relation to cancer mortality.
Lawsuits and class actions have recently ended in multi million dollar settlements for vinyl chloride exposure.
Vinyl chloride is used to make polyvinyl chloride pvc.
European journal of cancer prevention.
Later in the 1960s workers exposed to vinyl chloride presented different types of cancer.
Prolonged exposure can cause cancer in the liver brain blood and lungs.
Primary exposure to vinyl chloride occurs through inhalation.
About 13 billion kilograms are produced annually.
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Exposure to vinyl chloride occurs mainly in the workplace.
Vinyl chloride a chemical known to cause cancer poisons the air breathed by workers and people living in contaminated communities.
It has also been liked to brain and lung tumors and malignant haematopoietic lymphatic tumors.
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Occupational exposure to vinyl chloride and cancer risk.
