"In Jackson County, there are 281 nail salons.In Oregon, there are 14,500 nail technicians.Nail technicians are exposed to a variety of chemicals that could put them at risk of breast cancer or birth defects.In the U.S., 95 percent of nail technicians are women and of those, 35 percent are Vietnamese.A cooperative of state agencies and other organizations has been formed to better educate nail tech" . . . .