Cancer incidence among Finnish male cobalt production workers in 1969–2013: a cohort study

Abstract Background There is inadequate evidence for the carcinogenicity of cobalt and cobalt compounds in humans. Consequently, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has evaluated cobalt metal without tungsten carbide as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). The aim of the st...

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Main Authors: Riitta Sauni, Panu Oksa, Jukka Uitti, Asko Linna, Raimo Kerttula, Eero Pukkala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3333-2