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Cancer Commentary - Caring About Cancer

March 9th, 2007

Endotoxin Exposure Reduced Risk of Lung Cancer

Bacterial endotoxin is a contaminant found in raw cotton fiber and cotton dust.
According to a new study reported in the March 7 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, long-term, high-level exposure to bacterial endotoxin is associated with a 40 percent decrease in lung cancer risk among female Chinese textile workers. (The association […]

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