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Endotoxins in Lung Cancer Prevention
Correspondence to: Paolo Boffetta, MD, GeneEnvironment Epidemiology Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France (e-mail: boffetta@iarc.fr).
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In this issue of the Journal, Astrakianakis et al. (1) report an inverse association between exposure to endotoxins of women in the textile industry in Shanghai and risk of lung cancer. This study has the usual potential limitations of epidemiologic research, and the protective effect against lung cancer observed among female Chinese textile workers with high endotoxin exposure may be one of the many associations
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J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 99: 337.
J Natl Cancer Inst 2007 99: 337.