Better regulation of hormone-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer, reproductive problems and other ill-effects could deliver massive cost savings, a report has concluded. The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) says exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may be costing up to €31 billion (£24.8bn) per year across the European Union (EU) and said the EU … Continue reading Regulating chemicals makes economic sense
Seventeen scientists who launched a high profile attack on plans in Europe to regulate endocrine-disrupting chemicals have past or current ties to regulated industries. An investigation by Environmental Health News (EHN) revealed that of 18 toxicology journal editors who signed a controversial editorial, 17 have collaborated with the chemical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, tobacco, pesticide or biotechnology … Continue reading Critics of EU chemical policy had industry ties
Europe’s lawmakers have said chemical safety laws must be overhauled to take account of the impact of widely-used endocrine disrupted chemicals (EDCs). The large group of common industrial chemicals have been linked to breast cancer in a range of industrial and other jobs, prompting calls for action from unions and chemical safety campaigners. HEAL news … Continue reading Action call on hormone disrupting chemicals
Industrial chemicals found in common household products may cause breast cancer, asthma, infertility and birth defects, global health chiefs have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report indicates a ban on endocrine-disrupting chemicals could be necessary. The report estimates that as much as 24 per cent of human diseases and … Continue reading Chemical controls necessary to protect health
Stronger laws to regulate hazardous chemicals spur innovation, with potential benefits for national economies, as well as human health and the environment, according to a new report from the Washington DC-based Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL). The report highlights the human health-related costs of intrinsically hazardous chemicals, such as cancer-linked endocrine (hormone) disrupting chemicals, … Continue reading Stronger chemical laws ‘spur innovation’
A dramatic policy switch is required towards elimination of workplace exposures to a slew of chemicals now believed to cause breast cancer, a campaign group has said. The Alliance for Cancer Prevention call came after a Canadian study reported higher breast cancer rates in agriculture, plastics, food packaging, metal manufacture and the bar and gambling … Continue reading Global call for action on work-related breast cancers
Working in a “toxic soup” of chemicals can double a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, a multiple award-winning scientific paper has concluded. High risk jobs included those in agriculture, plastics, food packaging, metal manufacture and the bar and gambling industry, according to the University of Stirling study. The research led to prevention initiatives and … Continue reading ‘Toxic soup’ of work chemicals causes breast cancer
A report from the European environmental advocacy group HEAL calls for the “primary prevention” of cancers, including occupational cancers. It notes: “Primary prevention is about stopping cancer before it starts. Primary ‘environment’ and ‘occupational” prevention could be defined as reducing if not eliminating involuntary exposure to harmful chemicals by removing carcinogens and other chemicals linked … Continue reading Reducing cancer through environmental policy change
Common workplace chemicals have been linked to an increased risk of male breast cancer. The research, published in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine, found male breast cancer incidence was particularly increased in motor vehicle mechanics, who were twice as likely to develop the disease. Sara Villeneuve, Diane Cyr, Elsebeth Lynge and others. Occupation and … Continue reading Work chemicals linked to male breast cancer