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Is it possible for brief but direct exposure to toxic pest-control chemicals cause acute myelogenous leukemia?

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Not likely : If chemical exposure is responsible for leukemia or other cancers it is prolonged exposure that is felt to be necessary.

Answered 8/15/2012

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