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Increased risk of cancer for computer factory workers, large study shows

Workers at computer factories are at increased risk of dying of cancer. The largest study of its kind, published today in the open access journal Environmental Health, looks at over 30,000 deaths of workers who had been employed at IBM factories in the USA.

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