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Serum levels of polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: A hospital-based case-control study.
Chemosphere
November 2019
Members of the Brescia NHL-PCB Working Group: Carmen Terraroli (Chief for coordination and clinical Research, ASST Spedali Civili), Arianna Coniglio (Surgical Clinic, Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, University of Brescia - Division of General Surgery, Brescia Hospital), Guido Zarattini (Orthopaedic Clinic University of Brescia, II Division of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Spedali Civili of Brescia, Italy), Giorgio Manca (Department of Plastic Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy), Jacopo Fostinelli (Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties Radiological Sciences and Public Health, Institute of Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, University of Brescia), Roberto Festa, Maria Conti, Stefania Micheletti (Brescia Health Protection Agency), Italy.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Group 1 as carcinogenic to human, based on sufficient evidence in humans of an increased risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma and limited evidence for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). However present findings on the association of PCB exposure and NHL are still controversial. This study examined the relationship between PCB serum levels and risk of NHL in a Northern Italy area (Brescia province), where a chemical factory produced PCBs from 1938 to 1984, causing human contamination.
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Aging Clin Exp Res
October 2013
Orthopaedic Clinic University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy,
Proximal femur fractures are common in elderly osteoporotic patients. The consequences of hip fractures in elderly individuals are significant in terms of years of life lost and reduction of the quality of life. The goal of the treatment is to return the patients to their pre-fracture level of quality of life and avoid complications during the surgery.
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