Funeral industry workers exposed to formaldehyde face higher risk of leukaemia

Saturday, November 21, 2009 - 05:07 in Health & Medicine

Long durations of exposure to formaldehyde used for embalming in the funeral industry were associated with an increased risk of death from myeloid leukaemia, according to a new study published online November 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

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