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Vinyl chloride

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009245

A substance used to make plastics. Exposure to vinyl chloride may increase the risk of developing liver, brain, and lung cancers; lymphoma; and leukemia.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009245
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009245",
  "term": "Vinyl chloride",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance used to make plastics. Exposure to vinyl chloride may increase the risk of developing liver, brain, and lung cancers; lymphoma; and leukemia.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vinyl-chloride/"
}

Record 17,243 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.