Study Links Lead Exposure to Brain Cancer in Adults

A study from the University of Rochester Medical Center published in the Sept 1 issue of the international Journal of Cancer finds that "people who are routinely exposed to lead on the job are 50 percent more likely to die from brain cancer than people who are not exposed, according". The death rate among people with jobs that potentially exposed them to lead was 50 percent higher than unexposed people, and the number of deaths was larger than in many previous studies.