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What is melamine cancer?? What are the causes of this disease??

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Melamine is an organic compound. It is often combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin. This melamine resin is a synthetic polymer and is heat resistant. Melamine can be easily moulded when warm. It is used in various industrial applications. Melamine is a type of plastic. Its chronic exposure that is if inhaled or swallowed or f absorbed through the skin ​may cause cancer or reproductive damage, skin, eye and also it acts as an respiratory irritant.

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