Mustard Gas Poisoning, Chronic Bronchitis, and Lung Cancer: An Investigation into the Possibility that Poisoning by Mustard Gas in the 1914-18 War might be a Factor in the Production of Neoplasia
Journal of Epidemiology & Community HealthPublished 1 April 1955Open access
R. A. M. Case, Averey Lea
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Mustard gas (pfl-dichlor-ethyl-sulphide) and its analogues, the nitrogen mustards, are known to be carcinogenic to experimental animals and the size of the operation should provide ample material for an investigation into any possible carcinogenic action of the gas.
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