CDC finds phthalates in most cosmetics surveyed.
Beijing authorities released on Friday a survey conducted last year that found 90 percent of the perfumes in Beijing's markets contain phthalates (PAEs), a chemical compound that may cause cell mutations, according to their report.
Toxic hormones seen in river fish.
Fish in the Yangtze River contain an "environmental hormone" that mimics the female hormone and can cause sexual prematurity and breast cancer, according to non-governmental organization members in four cities along the river.
Girls mature early in higher-income homes without dad.
Girls growing up in higher-income homes without a biological father are likely to reach puberty earlier than others, new research finds.
High pollution ‘can double risk of breast cancer.’
Traffic pollution can double a woman’s risk of getting breast cancer, a study claimed Wednesday. Cases of the disease were ‘clearly higher’ in areas with increased levels of nitrogen dioxide, researchers said. Breast cancer is the most common for...
Feds should ban ‘dirty dozen’ chemicals: report.
Looking primped and polished can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report by the David Suzuki Foundation that's calling on the government to do more to keep a "dirty dozen" toxic chemicals out of personal care products sold in Canada.
Campaigners reject report that clears factory of cancer link.
A decade-long battle over fears that chemicals in an electronics factory caused workers to develop cancer took an acrimonious turn yesterday, as campaigners questioned the validity of a study that said the claims were unfounded.
Mice reveal how stress fuels the spread of breast cancer.
Stress is bad. Breast cancer is bad. Put them together and things get even worse. That's what UCLA researchers discovered as they watched breast cancer tumors spread through the bodies of mice.
Breast cancer linked to traffic-related air pollution.
Women living in areas with high levels of traffic-generated air pollution may be at greater risk for breast cancer, Montreal researchers have found. The results, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, were “startling,” the rese...
Study: Eating tofu to fight tumors?
Soy may be good for the heart, but if you're trying to keep the ticker healthy and happen to be a breast cancer patient as well, then it's not so clear how beneficial soy products may be for you.
What REALLY raises the risk of breast cancer?
Britain's rate of breast cancer is soaring, with as many as one in nine women affected by the devastating disease. We asked an expert to weigh up the evidence on the various theories.
