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Air Board Demands Statewide Phase Out of Cancer-Causing Chemical from Dry Cleaning; California Will Be First State in Nation to Take This Action
Phase Out of Cancer-Causing Chemical from Dry Cleaning; California Will Be First State in ... 4911 (cell) Annette@coalitionforcleanair.org Air Board Demands Statewide Phase Out of Cancer-Causing Chemical from Dry Cleaning; California Will Be First State in ... as “perc,” has been classified as a chemical known to cause cancer under California Proposition 65. A majority of facilities use this toxic ...
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Air Resources Board Proposal Allows Continued Use of Cancer-Causing Chemical at Dry Cleaners and Fails to Implement State Law to Promote Safer Alternatives
Health (SoCalCOSH), American Lung Association of California, Association of Irritated Residents, Sweatshop Watch, Breast Cancer Fund, Sierra Club and the Natural Resources Defense Council, among many others (For ... feel it." California Proposition 65 has classified perc as a chemical known to cause cancer. Perc can also cause: cracking or irritation of the skin; irritation of the eyes, nose, mouth, ...
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National/US: Polio Vaccine-Cancer Link Disputed
It is going one step ... is present in some human tumors and that it can cause cancer in animals. But more research is needed to nail down the ... contaminated pre-1963 polio vaccinations was ``cancer-causing'' and might be responsible for hundreds of cancer deaths a year among people inoculated ...
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Common gene therapy vector causes cancer as well as toxic shock
Report, 20 September 2001 Common gene therapy vector causes cancer as well as toxic shock The potential for gene therapy to cause cancer has been predicted for many years. This is now confirmed ... died earlier. In all, treated animals with tumours were found, 5 with hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer in the cells lining the organ) and the sixth with angiosarcoma (a rare malignant tumour ...
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Bladder Cancer: Cancers of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: Merck Manual Home Edition
Introduction·Bladder Cancer· Kidney Cancer· Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer· Urethral Cancer Bladder Cancer Buy the Book Print This Topic Email This Topic Pronunciations computed ... cause cancer, although exposure to these chemicals is decreasing. The chronic irritation that occurs with a parasitic infection called schistosomiasis or with a bladder stones also predisposes people to bladder cancer ...
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Our Stolen Future: The epidemiology of breast cancer
Her main points: Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in ... cancer are stil few and much work remains to be done. Little evidence is available on virus exposures, although in mice a virus is a recognized cause that is transmitted from mother to daughters via milk. Hormones and endocrine disruptors. Because of the established role of life-time estrogen levels as a breast cancer ...
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What is cancer?
O - Obvious change in a wart or mole N - Nagging cough or hoarseness (From "Cancer Facts", National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health) Although these symptoms are not always a definite ... can make a proper diagnosis. DON'T WAIT to feel pain; early cancer usually does not cause pain. Available Treatment Cancer is treatable through a number of options. Surgery, radiation therapy, and ...
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Breast Cancer Background, Part 1
However, other reasons for the long-term increase in breast cancer are not yet fully understood. (Cancer Statistics from the American Cancer Society ) Causes Although breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer ...
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Asbestos Related Lung Cancer - MIRG
Indeed, many people presume a causal relationship. It is therefore important to understand that while smoking is certainly a potential cause of lung cancer, it is not the sole cause of lung cancer in humans. Statistics have shown that cigarette smoking alone increases the risk of lung cancer by a factor ...
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No asbestos-linked cancer increase found near plants
There was no upward or downward trend on respiratory cancer rates over the 28 ... that might shed light on lung cancer causes was not available, he said. They used cancer data from the Utah Cancer Registry and looked at ... , to see if it can pinpoint a likely cause of the increased lung and respiratory cancer rates, he said. E-mail: lois@desnews.com ...
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