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Malignant melanoma among lithographers

Hans Jørgen Nielsen, Louise Tram Henriksen, Jørgen H. Olsen

Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health · 1996 · 37 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

Many known and suspected carcinogens are used in the printing industry. Hydroquinone, used for photographic development, may be implicated in the observed increase in risk, as it causes depigmentation and changes in melanocytes in the skin.

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