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Organic compound in household products may make human breast cells cancerous
http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/d805653303cb...
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aljoe817
19 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 8 hours agoResearchers at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, in collaboration with the Stanford Genome Technology Center, have found that Bisphenol A, a chemical that leaches into food and beverages from many consumer products, makes normal, non-cancerous human breast cells to express genes characteristic of aggressive breast cancer cells.
#1 - By aljoe817, 19 months, 1 week, 13 days, 8 hours ago.
Bisphenol A has become controversial because it mimics estrogen and thus could induce hormonal responses. Bisphenols have been widely used as antioxidants in cosmetics and foods.
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