IJERPH, Vol. 16, Pages 4474: Risk of Cancer for Workers Exposed to Antimony Compounds: A Systematic Review
Conclusions: Antimony carcinogenicity evidence involving workers is inadequate, based on confounding, small sample sizes, incomparability across studies, and inadequate reference populations. An increased lung cancer risk cannot be excluded. Evidence for lung neoplasms caused by antimony trioxide inhalation in experimental animals is sufficient. Overall, carcinogenicity in workers is probable (International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) 2A). It remains unclear from what occupational exposure duration and dose this effect arises and whether exposure threshold values should be reconsidered.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Anton Saerens Manosij Ghosh Jelle Verdonck Lode Godderis Tags: Review Source Type: research
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