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On-the-job chemical exposure is linked to breast cancer and other illnesses. Are you at risk in Kansas City?
Work place exposure to certain chemicals can affect a young woman’s health later in life. And the longer she is exposed, the higher her risk of future health problems. A recent Canadian study found that exposure to certain chemicals including textile fibers and industrial solvents may triple the chance that some women develop breast cancer.
The study was published in the April issue of the medical journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers found that on-the-job exposure to acrylic and nylon fibers, and to crude oil by-products called polycyclic monoaromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene, and xylene, were linked to high increases in a woman’s cancer risk. The women at most risk for cancer were those who were exposed to the chemicals before the age of 36.
Researchers from the Canadian National Institute of Public Health in Montreal looked at almost 1,200 women between the ages of 50 and 75. Just under half of the women were diagnosed with breast cancer after undergoing menopause. They found that women exposed to nylon fibers had double the risk of breast cancer than women who did not have on-the-job exposure to nylon fiber. Exposure to acrylic fibers in the workplace made women seven times more likely to develop breast cancer. Exposure to rayon and wool fibers also increased a woman’s risk of breast cancer. And, for every decade before the age of 36 that women were exposed to the fibers or to monoaromatic hydrocarbons, their risk of breast cancer tripled.
Acrylic and nylon fibers are found in carpeting, some clothing, plastics and fake nails. Polycyclic monoaromatic hydrocarbons are found in asphalt, vehicle exhaust, wood smoke, cigarette smoke, and smoke from burning trash.
Women exposed to these chemicals include those in manufacturing as well as those employed as manicurists, decorators, seamstresses, upholsterers and many others.
If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer or other illness after working in an environment where you were routinely exposed to fibers, cigarette smoke, or other chemicals, first see your doctor. If you think you may have a Kansas City personal injury case, contact the Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys. Our worker’s compensation attorneys can help you determine if you have a case and help you make a Kansas or Missouri workplace injury claim. Call our office at 888-348-2616 to schedule a free consultation.
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