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More effective anti-silica exposure

Published on 19/03/202002/09/2020 by Annet Lenderink

Exposure to crystalline quartz (silica) poses a risk in all kinds of professions, including construction. The consequences of too high and prolonged exposure to silica can be serious, with examples of diseases being both silicosis... Read more

Infected vermiculite possibly cause lung cancer in prothesemaker

Published on 17/10/201727/12/2021 by Annet Lenderink

While vermiculite itself is not considered a carcinogen, the asbestos contamination that can occur in it may be. The fact that definitively establishing the relationship between cancer and work is a complicated task is apparent from the following... Read more

A horse trainer with lung cancer

Published on 23/06/201702/10/2018 by Annet Lenderink

A 48-year-old Korean man with a blank history developed symptoms of coughing and increasing shortness of breath. After examination it turned out to be caused by an adenocarcinoma of the left lung. There was no lung cancer in his family... Read more