Industrial Health
Online ISSN : 1880-8026
Print ISSN : 0019-8366
ISSN-L : 0019-8366
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Lung Cancer Probably Related to Talc Exposure: a Case Report
JungWon KIMChulho OAKTaeWon JANGMaanHong JUNGBongKwon CHUNEun-Kee PARKKen TAKAHASHI
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2013 Volume 51 Issue 2 Pages 228-231

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Industrial talc has been widely circulated in the world for a long time. The pure talc has little effects on humans, but inhalation of talc contaminated with asbestos can causes severe asbestos-related diseases such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma. Herein, we represent a case of lung cancer after occupational exposure to industrial talc in the rubber manufacturing industry.

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