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Diane E. Stover, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY

JAMA. 1990;264(22):2869.

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I am in total agreement with Dr Zanetti's comment that although divers breathe compressed air, the percentage of oxygen they inspire may vary with the diving depth. The exact risk this poses to a previously bleomycintreated patient is not known. However, as pointed out by Dr Zanetti, these patients should be advised that theoretically there is a risk of developing pulmonary damage due to exposure to a higher partial pressure of inspired oxygen while scuba diving. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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