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Carcinogenicity of talc and acrylonitrile

Leslie T Stayner et al. Lancet Oncol. 2024 Aug.
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Declaration of interests

All Working Group Members declare no competing interests.

Declaration of interests

All Secretariat declare no competing interests.

Declaration of interests

BB is employed by RJ Lee Group, an analytical laboratory and scientific consulting firm, with business interests that may be affected by the outcome of this present meeting. He provides expert opinions on behalf of law firms in connection with expert testimony for defendants in talc litigation. BJ serves as an expert witness in talc litigation. CRK is an independent consulting toxicologist who has provided consulting services for more than 20 years to the Acrylonitrile Group, and only recently to Eurotalc. KM is a paid consultant to Eurotalc and the Acrylonitrile Group to observe the proceedings on their behalf.

All authors declare no competing interests.

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