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more_legal_areas dioxinAmong the serious adverse effects of dioxin liver cancer is one of the known consequences of exposure to this dangerous group of chemical compounds. Dioxin is the term used for a group of hundreds of chemicals persistent in the environment. These chemical compounds are unintentional by-products of industrial processes involving chlorine released into the environment primarily through waste incineration, chemical and pesticide manufacturing, and copper smelting. Dioxin is a primary compound in herbicides like Agent Orange which has been linked to numerous deadly health problems, including dioxin liver cancer.
Dioxin is a ubiquitous hazardous chemical in the environment. Ninety-six percent of human exposure to dioxin occurs through food intake. Dioxin is a water-fearing, fat-loving compound that enters our food products through contaminated land, air, and water. Almost ninety-eight percent of the harmful dioxin present in food is found in meat and dairy products, and is heavily concentrated in human breast milk. Fish may also contain large amounts of dioxin.
The Environmental Protection Agency has listed dioxin as one of the most dangerous toxic chemicals detrimental to human health. Dioxin has been well documented as a carcinogen causing dioxin liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, stomach cancer, bone marrow cancer, and a variety of tissue cancers.
Health reports estimate that the risk of getting dioxin liver cancer or other cancers is one in ten thousand for the average American and one in one thousand to one in one hundred for people with high exposure levels. People who are considered most at risk for developing dioxin liver cancer and other serious health problems associated with dioxin chemicals include: infants and children, people living near contaminated waste and industrial sites, fisherman and peoples who rely heavily on fish as a major dietary source, industrial workers, and other people with high exposure to dioxin.
Dioxin liver cancer is one of the major signs of dioxin poisoning in humans. Dioxin has been medically proven to promote the growth of dormant cancers in the liver. Numerous studies have documented the detrimental effects of dioxin and its related compounds on liver and kidney functioning, proving that dioxin liver cancer is a serious threat of dioxin exposure.
In addition to dioxin liver cancer, there are a plethora of other serious health problems that are caused by dioxin exposure. Dioxin exposure causes serious damage to the reproductive, developmental, immune, and hormonal processes of the human body.
In addition to dioxin liver cancer, dioxin is also associated with serious birth defects, the inability to sustain pregnancy, reduced fertility, sperm count, and testosterone levels, endometriosis, diabetes, learning disabilities, lung problems, skin disorders, reduced mineralization of the teeth, and a variety of other serious health problems.
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