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4 days ago · “Carcinogens are in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat,” says Ana Navas-Acien, MD, of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. She’s an expert on environmental carcinogens, which affect people all over the world. One carcinogen that is an especially big problem? Arsenic, the oldest known carcinogen.
3 days ago · Non-ionizing radio frequency radiation from mobile phones, electric power transmission and other similar sources has been described as a possible carcinogen by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer. Evidence, however, has not supported a concern.
- 10 million annually (2019)
- Average five-year survival 66% (USA)
2 days ago · World Health Organization, specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1948 to further international cooperation for improved public health conditions. Its tasks include epidemic control, quarantine measures, and drug standardization. Learn more about its history, agency structure, and priorities.
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5 days ago · The air inside all personal vehicles is polluted with harmful flame retardants—including those known or suspected to cause cancer—according to a new study published in Environmental ...
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5 days ago · Definition. 00:00. …. Cancer is a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably. There are many different types of cancer, and each begins when a single cell acquires a genomic change (or mutation) that allows the cell to divide and multiply unchecked. Additional mutations can cause the cancer to spread to other sites.
5 days ago · A few years ago, the World Health Organization declared that processed meats—bacon, hot dogs, sausages, deli meats, and so on—can cause cancer. The justification for this conclusion was largely founded on the fact that many processed meats are cured with nitrates and nitrites, which have had a reputation for being toxic to health for a ...
4 days ago · Tens of millions of Americans each day breathe in carcinogenic chemicals that are woven into the interiors of their cars, a new study has found. While opening a window can help reduce the risk, onl…
