Is your cellphone giving you cancer?

A group working with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has raised the alarm about styrene, a principal component of Styrofoam.

NIcholas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times, had a toxins analysis run on his urine.

This article provides a great summary of the hazards of traditional risk assessment concerning environmental toxins, and the reasoning behind using the precautionary principle instead.

EWG lists its “dirty dozen” list of chemicals to avoid for cancer prevention, and lists simple purchasing decisions consumers can make to decrease their exposure.

An analysis published in the journal Cancer has found that in US municipalities with a range of pollution and environmental degradation issues the total number of cancer cases was significantly above the national average.

Data shows a link between aluminum-containing antiperspirants and breast cancer.

The incidence of thyroid cancer has increased three-fold since 1975.

We recommend avoiding nonstick pans, because of the toxic chemicals used to make up their coatings, which can offgas at high cooking temperatures and flake off into food when scraped.

An important study revealed a strong and positive association between a mixture of endocrine disrupting chemicals in the blood and breast cancer risk.