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Job Exposure Matrix: Occupational Exposure Assessment to Carcinogenic Compounds
Asian Pacific Journal of Environment and Cancer, 2023 The Job Exposure Matrix (JEM) is a cross-tabulation of workplace and job title hazards and is an essential exposure assessment tool for epidemiological studies, cancer risk monitoring, cancer risk prevention, and cancer risk quantification in health ...
Zahra Moradpour +1 more
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Dermatologica SinicaAbstract The skin functions as the primary barrier organ in humans, safeguarding against environmental insults and challenges. Continuous skin turnover and effective immunosurveillance are critical for maintaining skin homeostasis and preventing the development of skin cancers induced by physical (ultraviolet [UV] irradiation), chemical ...
Han-Chi Tseng, Po-Ta Lai, Chih-Hung Lee
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.This review highlights advances in lightweight, lead‐free polymer nanocomposites for diagnostic X‐ray shielding. By linking filler chemistry, dispersion, architecture, and photon interaction mechanisms, it establishes structure–performance relationships guiding material design.
Aklilu G. Messele +2 more
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Air pollution as a risk factor for lung cancer [PDF]
Archive of Oncology, 2005 Over the past decade, an increasing body of scientific evidence has accrued associating outdoor air pollution with certain types of cancer. Ambient air, particularly in densely populated urban environments, contains a variety of known human carcinogens ...
Nikić Dragana, Stanković Aleksandra M.
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Electronic waste has emerged as a major environmental challenge, driven by the massive consumption and a limited lifetime of modern electronic devices, stimulating the development of sustainable electronics. Here, an all‐biomaterial gelatin‐choline‐citric acid ([Ch][CA]) ionogel is developed as an active binder to realize self‐sintered ...
Lin Guo +10 more
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The Role of Tobacco-Derived Carcinogens in Pancreas Cancer
, 2011 The extremely poor outcome from pancreas cancer is well known. However, its aetiology less well appreciated, and the molecular mechanisms underlying this are poorly understood. Tobacco usage is one of the strongest risk factors for this disease, and this
Anne K. Daly +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Malectin alleviates high glucose‐induced ER stress and damage in placental trophoblasts, a function dependent on its six critical carbohydrate‐binding residues. In a GDM mouse model, administration of TAT‐Malectin ameliorated hyperglycemia and placental ER stress and prevented fetal macrosomia.
Jiahui Zhu +12 more
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Genomic Changes in Normal Breast Tissue in Women at Normal Risk or at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research, 2016 Sporadic breast cancer develops through the accumulation of molecular abnormalities in normal breast tissue, resulting from exposure to estrogens and other carcinogens beginning at adolescence and continuing throughout life.
David N. Danforth
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2018 Cancer is a significant health problem in the Middle East and global population. It is well established that there is a direct link between tobacco smoking and cancer, which will continue to pose a significant threat to human health.
Mohammed A. I. Al-Obaide +3 more
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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AND CANCER IN CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA [PDF]
, 2012 Background. Infection with human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV) increases the incidence of certain cancers in adults. Much less is known about the impact of infection on the risk of cancer in children. Aim.
Stefan, Daniela Cristina
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