pitch workers' cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head & neck, scrotum, and other sites on the skin, linked to prolonged exposure to 3,4-benzpyrene-rich pitch, shale oil, and tar. Pitch workers’ cancer differs from chimney sweeps’ cancer only in the occupation involved

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pitch workers' cancer

Occupational medicine SCC of the head & neck, scrotum, etc, linked to prolonged exposure to 3,4-benzpyrene-rich pitch, shale oil, and tars; PWC differs from chimney sweeps' cancer only in occupation involved

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