Elevated bladder cancer risk in New England and arsenic in drinking water

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/nci-ebc042916.php

Public Release: 2-May-2016
Elevated bladder cancer risk in New England and arsenic in drinking water
NIH/National Cancer Institute

A new study has found that drinking water from private wells, particularly dug wells established during the first half of the 20th century, may have contributed to the elevated risk of bladder cancer that has been observed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for over 50 years. Other risk factors for bladder cancer, such as smoking and occupational exposures, did not explain the excess risk in this region.

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