This Environment Toolkit supports the information and guidance you receive in the Environment Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The module and the resources included on this page will give you tools you can use to make informed and wise purchasing decisions, in order to reduce your exposure to toxins common to daily living.
Phthalates are a family of man-made chemical compounds developed in the last century to be used in the manufacture of plastics, solvents, and personal care products.
This extremely useful website created by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) gives basic information about common hazardous chemicals, their possible health effects, and how you can protect yourse…
Many pesticides are also endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), meaning that they have estrogenic effects in the body. This activity can promote the growth and spread of cancer cells.
The data around the role of aluminum and specifically the role of aluminium in antiperspirants with respect to breast cancer has been unclear.
This page of the Report on Carcinogens by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) summarizes the research findings on coal tars.
Because of their extremely small size and large surface area to volume ratio, nanoparticles can easily cross the biological cells and membranes.
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