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FEW investigations have been made concerning possible interactions between plastics or other apparently inert carcinogens and chemical carcinogens. Kogan1 injected 9, 10-dimethylbenzanthracene subcutaneously into rats implanted with ‘Cellophane’ films; but no effect was observed on the incidence of tumours growing at the implant site.
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TOMATIS, L., SHUBIK, P. Influence of Urethane on Subcutaneous Carcinogenesis by ‘Teflon’ Implants. Nature 198, 600–601 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198600a0
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