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Dry-cleaning workers have at greater
risk of dying from certain types of
cancer compared with people in the general population.
These workers have an increased risk of
tongue, lung and cervical cancer, pneumonia, and (reduction
of blood flow to the heart in people) when exposed
only to perchloroethylene.
The original findings on these workers
showed they faced increased risks of bladder cancer and urinary
stones. In a 1994 update, the researchers discovered an increased
risk of esophageal and intestinal cancer.
In the current study, the investigators
found that the dry-cleaning workers had a 25%
higher rate of cancer deaths overall compared with
the general population.
American Journal
of Industrial Medicine 2001;39:121-132
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