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Ethylene oxide is a chemical used to make antifreeze, to clean medical equipment, and as a pesticide. It is also found in tobacco smoke. Being exposed to ethylene oxide can cause lung damage, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and shortness of breath. Being exposed over a long time may increase the risk of certain types of cancer. Oxide is a type of chemical substance that is a combination of oxygen and another substance. Oxides are found in essential oils. Cancer is a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Cancer cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of cancer. Carcinoma is a cancer that begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs. Sarcoma is a cancer that begins in bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue. Leukemia is a cancer that starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow, and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and enter the blood. Lymphoma and multiple myeloma are cancers that begin in the cells of the immune system. Central nervous system cancers are cancers that begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. Also called malignancy.
Preview- It`s that, addressing Nonlinearity in the Exposure-Response Relationship for a Genotoxic Carcinogen Cancer Potency Estimates for Ethylene Oxide - Kirman - 2004 - Risk Analysis - Wiley Online Library. Analysis is a process in which anything complex is separated into simple or less complex parts. Response is in medicine, an improvement related to treatment. Carcinogen, any substance that causes cancer.
- One can view, norman S, Berlin J, Soper K, Middendorf B, Stolley P (1995), Cancer incidence in a group of workers potentially exposed to ethylene oxide, Int J Epidemiol 24 276-284. Incidence is the number of new cases of a disease diagnosed each year.
- It appears to be, exposure-response analysis of cancer mortality in a cohort of workers exposed to ethylene oxide. Cohort is a group of individuals who share a common trait, such as birth year. In medicine, a cohort is a group that is part of a clinical trial or study and is observed over a period of time. Mortality is the state of being mortal (destined to die). Mortality also refers to the death rate, or the number of deaths in a certain group of people in a certain period of time. Mortality may be reported for people who have a certain disease, live in one area of the country, or who are of a certain gender, age, or ethnic group.
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