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University of Texas Medical Branch: New Study Links Increased Risk of Cancer to Proximity to Oil Refineries
December 01, 2020
GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release:

A team of physicians, environmental scientists and students at the University of Texas Medical Branch have completed a multi-year study of cancer rates among individuals living in close proximity to oil refineries and have found statistically significant increases in several cancers among those living nearest to these facilities.

The study, Proximity to Oil Ref . . .

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