Crystalline Silica - Cancer-Causing Substances - NCI

Learn about crystalline silica (quartz dust), which can raise your risk of lung cancer. Crystalline silica is present in certain construction materials such as concrete, masonry, and brick and also in commercial products such as some cleansers, cosmetics, pet litter, talcum powder, caulk, and paint.

Confocal microscopy images of NCI-H441 exposure to silica nanoparticles

Silica Safety - Health Safety & Environment

Tuning Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Novel Avenues of Cancer Therapy

Use of a Lipid-Coated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Platform for Synergistic Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel Delivery to Human Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

Federal Register :: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

Federal Register :: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica

Occupational exposure to silica dust and risk of lung cancer: an updated meta-analysis of epidemiological studies, BMC Public Health

Long-Term Exposure to Silica Dust and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality in Chinese Workers: A Cohort Study – topic of research paper in Earth and related environmental sciences. Download scholarly article

Altered expression of adhesion molecules and epithelial–mesenchymal transition in silica-induced rat lung carcinogenesis

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Crystalline Silica - Cancer-Causing Substances - NCI

Crystalline silica-induced leukotriene B4-dependent inflammation promotes lung tumour growth