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Occupational cancers in leather tanning industries: A short review Rastogi, S K; Kesavachandran, C; Mahdi, Farzana & Pandey, Amit Abstract Work in leather tanning involves exposure to a wide range of chemicals. Some of these are carcinogens or suspected carcinogens. Increased risks for a number of cancers have been reported among the tannery workers. In the present review, a detailed account of lung cancer, testicular cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer among tannery workers is mentioned. Keywords Cancer, occupational exposure, tannery

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