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Does occupational exposure to dioxins, vinyl chloride monomers, or woodworking increase the incidence and mortality of sarcoma?
Does occupational exposure to dioxins, vinyl chloride monomers, or woodworking increase the incidence and mortality of sarcoma?
Occupational exposures to dioxins, vinyl chloride monomers, and woodworking are significantly associated with increased risk of sarcoma incidence and mortality.
May support occupational history in STS evaluation; extends associations but leaves causal confirmation open.
Our findings suggest a positive association between higher exposure to dioxins and increased mortality from STS, between cumulative exposure to vinyl chloride monomers and increased mortality from angiosarcoma of the liver and STS, and between woodworking occupation and STS incidence. These findings were all statistically significant.
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