Can heavy metal in foods, cosmetics spur breast cancer spread?
Prolonged exposure to low levels of the heavy metal cadmium may fuel the growth of some breast cancer cells and encourage them to spread, preliminary research indicates.
Womens’ chemical exposure during pregnancy promotes obesity in daughters.
Pre-birth exposures to low doses of a compound-- PFOA -- that has been widely found in fast food packaging and household products, may increase body weight in women but not men, a new study finds.