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Navajo activists seek answers on coal, uranium mining
29 Apr 2025 12:22 GMT
… said 'no uranium mining, no uranium transport,' but … to uranium dust led to a sharp rise in lung cancer cases … mistakes with respect to uranium extraction. The cleanup and … Eastern Land Commission, Diné Uranium Remediation Advisory Commission and the …
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Lung cancer increases by 77% in the Yucatán Peninsula
09 Apr 2025 00:56 GMT
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In both cases, lung cancer can develop silently, without … about the seriousness of lung cancer, especially among the younger … smoke
Family history of lung cancer
Exposure to previous … gas (natural decomposition of uranium in soil, rocks, and …
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Should you get screened for lung cancer? 5 types of people at risk of lung cancer
08 Apr 2025 13:02 GMT
… , arsenic, and diesel exhaust, which substantially heighten lung cancer risk.
6. Family history of lung cancer: People … to lung cancer, face greater probability of lung cancer. A family history of lung cancer can …
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READY, FIRE, AIM: Gasoline May Be Hazardous to Your Health
21 Apr 2025 13:44 GMT
… that cigarette smoking was causing lung cancer and laryngeal cancer in … never actually determined that pumping gasoline is hazardous to my … the decline.
But pumping gasoline is not the same as … smoke a cigarette while pumping gasoline. But that’s obviously …
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Cancer-Causing Arsenic Is Building Up in the World’s Rice
20 Apr 2025 18:11 GMT
… developing grain. These arsenic-accumulating effects linked to … forms. Notoriously toxic, inorganic arsenic — compounds of the element … that lifetime bladder and lung cancer incidences are likely to … to accumulate so much arsenic. Water-saving irrigation …
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What Are the Health Impacts of Plastic?
09 May 2025 15:23 GMT
… away from the production of gasoline into the production of plastics … a link to colon and lung cancer that needs further study.
The …
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Recall issued over ineffective radon detectors sold online: Health Canada
09 May 2025 15:00 GMT
… radioactive gas that forms when uranium breaks down in soil and … the second leading cause of lung cancer in Canada, right after smoking …
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Why arsenic levels in rice are rising
18 Apr 2025 18:17 GMT
… climate change may increase arsenic levels contained within the … – compared to consuming noinorganic arsenic – an additional eight people … of 10,000 get lung cancer, an additional 110 per … monitoring and regulation of arsenic exposures in food, researchers …
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Study links climate change with rising arsenic levels in rice
18 Apr 2025 13:45 GMT
… cardiovascular diseases, and other arsenic-related health issues," … act synergistically to increase arsenic concentrations in rice, … cases of bladder and lung cancer in 2050 were found … suggested measures to reduce arsenic exposure, including breeding …
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EPA offers more time for comment on vinyl chloride risks
26 Mar 2025 17:12 GMT
… agency’s risk evaluation of vinyl chloride, a known human carcinogen.
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Vinyl chloride may cause liver, brain and lung cancer in workers … irritation.
In December, EPA designated vinyl chloride and four additional chemicals as …