2004年、International Journal of Cancer(英語版)の記事は、TCDDまたは他のダイオキシンが低用量で軟部組織肉腫を引き起こしていないという直接的な疫学的証拠を提供したが、このがんはダイオキシンに典型的であると考えられている。実際、がんは減少する傾向があった[29] ジャーナル「Dose-Response」の2005年の記事によると、これはJ字型の用量反応と呼ばれ、低用量ではリスクが減少し、高用量でのみリスクが増加する[30]
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