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  2. Borax - Wikipedia

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    Overexposure to borax dust can cause respiratory irritation, while no skin irritation is known to exist due to external borax exposure. Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal distress including nausea, persistent vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Effects on the vascular system and human brain include headaches and lethargy but are less ...

  3. People are eating borax. Why? Here's what experts say ... - AOL

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    “Although borax is naturally found in the soil in some places, it should not be consumed because it can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and even kidney failure and death if eaten in large ...

  4. California Proposition 65 list of chemicals - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of chemicals published as a requirement of Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as California Proposition 65, that are "known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity" as of January 3, 2020. [1]

  5. Drinking borax is the latest TikTok trend medical authorities ...

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    Borax, she said, can cause stomach irritation and potentially result in blue-green vomit or diarrhea if ingested. Over time, it can cause anemia and seizures, she said, and that soaking in borax ...

  6. Carcinogenic bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Bacteria involved in causing and treating cancers. Cancer bacteria are bacteria infectious organisms that are known or suspected to cause cancer. [1] While cancer-associated bacteria have long been considered to be opportunistic (i.e., infecting healthy tissues after cancer has already established itself), there is some evidence that bacteria may be directly carcinogenic.

  7. 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 ...

  8. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Ionizing radiation may be used to treat other cancers, but this may, in some cases, induce a second form of cancer. [74] Radiation can cause cancer in most parts of the body, in all animals, and at any age, although radiation-induced solid tumors usually take 10–15 years, and can take up to 40 years, to become clinically manifest, and ...

  9. Carcinogen - Wikipedia

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    Breast cancer is the second most common cancer [(1.4 million cases, 10.9%), but ranks 5th as cause of death (458,000, 6.1%)]. [42] Increased risk of breast cancer is associated with persistently elevated blood levels of estrogen . [ 45 ]