Chemicals play a big role in breast-cancer cases, says report
You know how Tammy Wynette said sometimes it's hard to be a woman? Well, it just got harder: a new report finds a potential link between breast cancer and 216 chemicals, including 35 common air pollutants and 73 food or consumer-product ingredients. Racking up evidence from hundreds of existing lab tests, researchers concluded that environmental factors play a much larger role in breast-cancer likelihood than family history and genes. "Overall, exposure to mammary gland carcinogens is widespread," says the report, noting that 29 of the identified toxics are produced in volumes of more than 1 million pounds each year in the U.S. Here's what's scarier: only 1,000 of the 80,000 chemicals registered for use in the U.S. have been tested for carcinogenic properties. As breast cancer is the leading killer of middle-aged American women, we advise avoiding pesticides, dyes, cosmetics, diesel exhaust, pharmaceuticals, food flavorings, and chlorinated drinking water. Who wants to decorate the bunker?
source: Los Angeles Times, Marla Cone, 14 May 2007
source: The Oakland Tribune, Douglas Fischer, 14 May 2007
source: Forbes, HealthDay News, 14 May 2007
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Earth Erotics Posted 4:44 pm
07 Jun 2007
What this conpletely ignores is PVC being used internally by millions of people every day. Most sex toys are made from PVC (regardless of the existence of phthalates) and are almost always used internally by kinky folk who decided to take a trip down to the local adult store. This method of exposure is probably the most prevalent, incredibly harmful, and is cloaked in silence by consumers, consumer advocacy groups, toxic action organizations, congress, the FDA -- and essentially everyone. If we are truly worried about being "exposed" to chemicals - we need to start talking about sex toys! Since it is doubtful any Congressman will sponsor a "safe sex toy bill" We have to Stop, Think, and Shop Alternative!!
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