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Lung and bladder cancer deaths continue decades after arsenic exposure
06-12-2007 · EurekAlert!Arsenic exposure appears to continue causing lung and bladder cancer deaths years after exposure ends, according to a study published online June 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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