Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Do Cleaning Products Cause Breast Cancer?

This study is interesting, but the authors point out it is not definitive. It does astonish me the amount of poisons people voluntarily subject themselves, their families, and their co-workers to.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100719205630.htm

ScienceDaily (July 19, 2010) — Women who report greater use of cleaning products may be at higher breast cancer risk than those who say they use them sparingly. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health asked more than 1500 women about their cleaning product usage and found that women who reported using more air fresheners and products for mold and mildew control had a higher incidence of breast cancer.

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"Women who reported the highest combined cleaning product use had a doubled risk of breast cancer compared to those with the lowest reported use. Use of air fresheners and products for mold and mildew control were associated with increased risk. To our knowledge, this is the first published report on cleaning product use and risk of breast cancer."

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