Carcinogenicity of @entity7388 in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity35 @entity5 @entity565 @entity19 @entity7388 @entity18683 @entity7389
@entity7388 ( @entity7389 ) was added to @entity18683 on a nationwide scale in 1992 without prior testing of adverse, toxic, or carcinogenic effects. Since that time, numerous reports have appeared describing adverse health effects of individuals exposed to @entity7389 , both from inhalation of fumes in the workplace and while pumping @entity18683 . Leakage of @entity7389 , a highly water-soluble compound, from underground storage tanks has led to contamination of the water supply in many areas of the United States. Legislation has been passed by many states to prohibit the addition of @entity7389 to @entity18683 . The addition of @entity7389 to @entity18683 has not accomplished its stated goal of decreasing air pollution, and it has posed serious health risks to a large portion of the population, particularly the elderly and those with respiratory problems, @entity565 , and skin sensitivity. Reports of animal studies of carcinogenicity of @entity7389 began to appear in the 1990s, prior to the widespread introduction of @entity7389 into @entity18683 . These reports were largely ignored. In ensuing years, further studies have shown that @entity7389 causes various types of @entity5 in @entity19 and @entity35 . The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Board of Scientific Counselors' Report on Carcinogens Subcommittee met in December 1998 to consider listing @entity7389 as "reasonably anticipated to be a @entity1 carcinogen." In spite of recommendations from Dr. Bailer, the primary reviewer, and other scientists on the committee, the motion to list @entity7389 in the report was defeated by a six to five vote, with one abstention. On the basis of animal studies, it is widely accepted that if a chemical is carcinogenic in appropriate laboratory animal test systems, it must be treated as though it were carcinogenic in @entity1 . In the face of compelling evidence, NTP Committee members who voted not to list @entity7389 as "reasonably anticipated to be a @entity1 carcinogen" did a disservice to the general public; this action may cause needless exposure of many to health risks and possibly @entity5 .
