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Posted August 15, 2022 cancer

Synthetic “forever chemical” found widely in the environment linked to liver cancer

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Synthetic “Forever Chemical” Found Widely in the Environment Linked to Liver Cancer
TOPICS:CancerKeck School Of Medicine Of USCLiver
By KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF USC AUGUST 14, 2022

Human Liver.Pain Disease
Exposure to a synthetic PFAS chemical found widely in the environment is linked to the most common type of liver cancer.

Keck School of Medicine of USC scientists discover that a common man-made polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) may elevate risk of liver cancer.

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