I just read an article about a study pubished in 2006. Over 300,000 people were tracked over 20 years based on their occupation and rated for risk of exposure. People with occupations placing them at greater risk to lead exposure, such as painters, carpenters, machinists etc. were 50% more likely to die from brain cancer! There has been very little other research in this area following long term health effects of lead exposure. Scary right?
Has anyone else read anything about the link between lead and cancer?
In 2006, Van Wijngaarden, et al, published a paper called "Brain cancer mortality and potential occupational exposure to lead: findings from the National Longitudinal Mortality Study, 1979-1989."
The findings suggest a link between the two, but don't really prove a cause and effect. That is, did the lead exposure cause the brain cancer? All they could measure was "potential" exposure.
Still, I agree with you that there does need to be more research on lead exposure and how it relates to chronic disease. Great question!
Reply:The sad thing in Cancer research is there is an emphasis on treatment and not prevention. And the resurgence of Lead poisoning in the news because of the greed of Companies outsourcing to China where the production is cheaper partly due to relaxed safety standards is deplorable.
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