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  2. Cruise ship pollution in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur oxide (SO x) emissions form sulphate (SO 4) aerosols that contribute to health risks in humans. SO x, fine particles (PM 2.5) and nitrogen oxides (NO x) cause premature death by various means such as lung cancer, throat cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cardiovascular diseases, and morbidity such as childhood asthma.

  3. Pancoast tumor - Wikipedia

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    The Pancoast tumor was first described by Hare in 1838 as a "tumor involving certain nerves". [2] It was not until 1924 that the tumor was described in further detail, when Henry Pancoast, a radiologist from Philadelphia, published an article in which he reported and studied many cases of apical chest tumors that all shared the same radiographic findings and associated clinical symptoms, such ...

  4. Lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Close family members of those with lung cancer have around twice the risk of developing lung cancer as an average person, even after controlling for occupational exposure and smoking habits. [78] Genome-wide association studies have identified many gene variants associated with lung cancer risk, each of which contributes a small risk increase. [79]

  5. Mesothelioma - Wikipedia

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    However, an increased risk of developing mesothelioma was later found among naval personnel (e.g., Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard), shipyard workers, people who work in asbestos mines and mills, producers of asbestos products, workers in the heating and construction industries, and other tradespeople.

  6. Diesel exhaust - Wikipedia

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    [40] [41] [42] Diesel combustion exhaust is a source of atmospheric soot and fine particles, which is a component of the air pollution implicated in human cancer, [43] [44] heart and lung damage, [45] and mental functioning. [46]

  7. Toxic fallout from LA fires will damage both land and sea - AOL

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    Marine life at risk. In Santa Monica, the sparkling waters that draw surfers, swimmers and anglers represent decades of painstaking work by nonprofits like Heal the Bay to reduce pollution and runoff.

  8. Large-cell lung carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    According to the Nurses' Health Study, the risk of large cell lung carcinoma increases with a previous history of tobacco smoking, with a previous smoking duration of 30 to 40 years giving a relative risk of approximately 2.3 compared to never-smokers, and a duration of more than 40 years giving a relative risk of approximately 3.6. [8]

  9. Camp Lejeune water contamination - Wikipedia

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    The Camp Lejeune water contamination problem occurred at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, from 1953 to 1987. [1] During that time, United States Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and families at the base — as well as many international, particularly British, [2] assignees — bathed in and ingested tap water contaminated with harmful chemicals at all concentrations ...

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