Pesticides contain hundreds of chemicals that could boost breast cancer risk, new research finds
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Breast cancer is the second most diagnosed type of tumor worldwide (and the most common in women). It is also one of the most increasing in the young population and there is increasing evidence that points to exposure to environmental factors as a possible cause of this phenomenon. A new study by the Silent Spring Institute has identified hundreds of chemicals that are often used in pesticides and that could increase the risk of breast cancer. T…
Hundreds of chemicals commonly used in pesticide products could increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a study by the US research institute Silent Spring. The list includes both active pesticide ingredients and a significant number of so-called inert or inactive substances, which are usually not subjected to the same level of testing […]
The list includes both active substances of pesticides and a significant number of so-called inactive or inactive substances.
Pesticides contain hundreds of chemicals that could boost breast cancer risk, new research finds
Hundreds of chemicals commonly used in pesticide products could be increasing the risk of breast cancer. This includes active ingredients, but also inactive ones that do not receive the same level of testing.
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