| Document ID (ISN) | 21228 |
| CIS number |
74-1316 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0019-8366 - Industrial Health |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Sakabe H. |
| Title |
Lung cancer due to exposure to bis(chloromethyl)ether. |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1973, Vol.11, No.3, p.145-148. Illus. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
On the basis of 5 cases of lung cancer observed among the personnel of a dyestuff factory, the author examines their relation to bis(chloromethyl)ether, the most dangerous carcinogen among the substances employed. From the exposure, literature reports and the high occurrence (a rate of 5 cases as compared to a normally expected rate of 0.024), it is concluded that the risk of lung cancer resulting from exposure to bis(chloromethyl)ether is very high. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
carcinogens; dyestuff industry; bis(chloromethyl) ether; lung cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Chemical industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Ethers
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