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Toxicant and Disease Database

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Soft tissue sarcomas*

Causes    Grouped by strength of evidence

Strong Evidence

dioxins / TCDD

Good Evidence

2,4-D

2,4,5-T

Agent Orange

chlorophenols

chlorophenols

DDT/DDE

MCPA

phenoxyacetic herbicides

Limited Evidence

amitrole

cadmium

captafol

chlordane

chromium

cobalt

fungicides

hexachlorobenzene

iron

lindane

nickel

organochlorine pesticides

pesticides

titanium

Notes

* Includes rhabdomyosarcoma, fibrosarcoma and other types of soft tissue sarcoma. '+ - Group 1 human carcinogen, ^ - Group 2B human carcinogen (IARC) Limited data have associated pesticide use with increased risk of STS in children.