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Evaluation of Possible Carcinogenicity of Petroleum Products in Therapeutic Use

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Potential Carcinogenic Hazards from Drugs

Part of the book series: UICC Monograph Series ((UICC,volume 7))

Abstract

Many industrial products in common medicinal and cosmetic use vary widely in chemical composition. While some samples are highly refined, others might be much less so. This is certainly true of a residual material from petroleum fractionation such as petrolatum, for which there are no criteria other than color, oil content and similar physical characteristics.

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  1. Institute for Medical Research, Division of Oncology, The Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Ill, USA

    W. Lijinsky (Associate Professor of Oncology), U. Saffiotti (Associate Professor of Oncology) & P. Shubik (Professor of Oncology)

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  1. Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Paris, Paris, France

    René Truhaut (Professeur, Chaire de Toxicologie, Chef, Directeur) (Professeur, Chaire de Toxicologie, Chef, Directeur)

  2. Unité de Chimiothetapie expérimentale, Institut Gustave Roussy, 16 bis, Avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, Villejuif, Seine, France

    René Truhaut (Professeur, Chaire de Toxicologie, Chef, Directeur) (Professeur, Chaire de Toxicologie, Chef, Directeur)

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Lijinsky, W., Saffiotti, U., Shubik, P. (1967). Evaluation of Possible Carcinogenicity of Petroleum Products in Therapeutic Use. In: Truhaut, R. (eds) Potential Carcinogenic Hazards from Drugs. UICC Monograph Series, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87898-5_13

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