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  • Title: Silica, silicosis, and lung cancer.
    Author: Peretz A, Checkoway H, Kaufman JD, Trajber I, Lerman Y.
    Journal: Isr Med Assoc J; 2006 Feb; 8(2):114-8. PubMed ID: 16544735.
    Abstract:
    Evidence that crystalline silica is associated with an increased rate of lung cancer led the International Agency for Research on Cancer to conclude in 1997 that crystalline silica is a known human carcinogen. In Israel too, crystalline silica is considered as such. The decision raised a debate in the scientific arena, and a few scientists have questioned the basis upon which causality was determined. We review the literature regarding the level of evidence of crystalline silica carcinogenicity.
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