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2. The EPA has banned 2 cancer-causing chemicals used in dry ...

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   Two carcinogenic chemicals used in cleaning products and other common household goods have been banned in the U.S., the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in a Dec. 9 press release ...

3. Study: 21 popular cereals found to have cancer-linked ... - AOL

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   The chemical, which is the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup, can allegedly cause cancer. The oat products tested were made by General Mills, including several Cheerios varieties and ...

4. Hundreds of cancer-causing chemicals are found in food ... - AOL

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   Researchers have identified nearly 200 chemicals used to make food packaging that could possibly increase the risk of breast cancer.. Found in plastics and paper, some of the potential mammary ...

5. Polychlorinated biphenyl - Wikipedia

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   The chemical plant Chemko in Strážske (east Slovakia) was an important producer of polychlorinated biphenyls for the former communist bloc until 1984. Chemko contaminated a large part of east Slovakia, especially the sediments of the Laborec river and reservoir Zemplínska šírava. [122] [123]

6. Carcinogen - Wikipedia

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   A carcinogen (/ k ɑːr ˈ s ɪ n ə dʒ ən /) is any agent that promotes the development of cancer. [1] Carcinogens can include synthetic chemicals, naturally occurring substances, physical agents such as ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and biologic agents such as viruses and bacteria. [2]

7. Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study ...

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   Cancer-causing chemicals are in food storage products and can leach into the human body, a new study says.

8. Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins - Wikipedia

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   In 1994, the US EPA reported that dioxins are a probable carcinogen, but noted that non-cancer effects (reproduction and sexual development, immune system) may pose a greater threat to human health. TCDD, the most toxic of the dibenzodioxins, is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

9. Cancer-causing chemical found in Clinique, Clearasil acne ...

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   (Reuters) -High levels of cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in some acne treatments from brands including Estee Lauder's Clinique, Target's Up & Up and Reckitt Benckiser-owned ...