Dioxin confirmed as
a human carcinogen
High exposures to dioxin in the
workplace have posed a cancer risk.
References:
Hoover, R.N. 1999. Dioxin dilemmas. Journal of the National Cancer
Institute 91(May 5):745.
Steenland, K., et al. 1999. Cancer, heart disease, and diabetes in
workers exposed to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Journal
of the National Cancer Institute 91(May 5):779.
Further Readings:
Raloff, J. 1999. Redefining dioxins. Science News 155(March
6):156.
______.1995. Cancer and heart risks of dioxins. Science News
148(Dec. 9):399.
______. 1994. EPA: Dioxins are more than carcinogens. Science
News 146(Sept. 17):181.
______. 1993. 1976 dioxin accident leaves cancer legacy. Science
News 144(Sept. 4):149.
Sources:
Robert N. Hoover
National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
Executive Plaza South, Room 8094
Bethesda, MD 20892
Kyle Steenland
International Agency for Research on Cancer
150 Cours Albert Thomas
69372 Lyon
France
From Science
News, Vol. 155, No. 20, May 15, 1999, p. 309.
Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
