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We reported previously a 37% excess risk of liver cancer within 1 km of municipal incinerators. Of 119/235 (51%) cases reviewed, primary liver cancer was confirmed in 66 (55%) with 21 (18%) definite secondary cancers. The proportions of true primaries ranging between 55% and 82% (i.e. excluding secondary cancers) give revised estimates of between 0.53 and 0.78 excess cases per 105 per year within 1 km. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign
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Elliott, P., Eaton, N., Shaddick, G. et al. Cancer incidence near municipal solid waste incinerators in Great Britain. Part 2: histopathological and case-note review of primary liver cancer cases. Br J Cancer 82, 1103–1106 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.1999.1046
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