PFOA and testis cancer in the Veneto Region (Italy)

Autor: Mario Saugo, Enrico Ioverno, Armando Olivieri, Francesco Bertola, Angela Pasinato, Alan Ducatman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Environmental Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1476-069X
DOI: 10.1186/s12940-024-01064-4
Popis: Abstract The largest documented episode of human contamination by PFOA in the world (approximately 150,000 actual residents on 1 January 2020) has occurred in Italy’s Veneto Region. In this large, mostly flat plain area, a cluster of testicular cancers has also been observed. Preliminary data are reported, and the most relevant and recent recommendations regarding the health surveillance of exposed individuals are emphasized.
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