Effects Of Some Industrial Chemicals To Increase The Risk Of Breast Cancer.
The children of women who are exposed to in the cards industrial chemicals while fertile are at an increased hazard for developing breast cancer as adults, a new animal office suggests. The chemicals - bisphenol-A (BPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES) - are pre-eminently produced for industrial manufacturing purposes, and are known for interfering with hormonal and metabolic processes, while distressing neurological and immune function, among both people and animals.
So "BPA is a weak estrogen and DES is a telling estrogen, yet our study shows both have a profound effect on gene expression in the mammary gland boob throughout life," study author Dr Hugh Taylor, from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, said in a newsflash release from the Endocrine Society. "All estrogens, even 'weak' ones, can vary the development of the breast and ultimately place adult women who were exposed to them prenatally at peril of breast cancer".
The findings will be published in the June issue of Hormones & Cancer, the gazette of the Endocrine Society. The authors draw their conclusions from work with replete mice who were exposed to both BPA and DES. Once reaching adulthood, the offspring were found to produce higher than natural levels of a protein involved in gene regulation, called EZH2.
Showing posts with label chemicals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chemicals. Show all posts
Tuesday 19 July 2016
Saturday 18 June 2016
Dirty Water Destroys People
Dirty Water Destroys People.
Groundwater and integument water samples entranced near fracking operations in Colorado contained chemicals that can disrupt male and female hormones, researchers say. These chemicals, which are cast-off in the fracking process, also were present in samples taken from the Colorado River, which serves as the drainage basin for the region, according to the study, which was published online Dec 16, 2013 in the daily Endocrinology. "More than 700 chemicals are second-hand in the fracking process, and many of them provoke hormone function," study co-author Susan Nagel, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, said in a review news release.
And "With fracking on the rise, populations may come greater health risks from increased endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure". Exposure to these chemicals can bourgeon cancer risk and hamper reproduction by decreasing female fertility and the quality and volume of sperm, the researchers said. Hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, is a controversial process that involves pumping water, sand and chemicals intensely underground at high pressure.
The purpose is to craze open hydrocarbon-rich shale and extract natural gas. Previous studies have raised concerns that such drilling techniques could bring on to contamination of drinking water. The oil and gas industries strongly disputed this unfamiliar study, noting that the researchers took their samples from fracking sites where unintentional spills had occurred. Steve Everley, a spokesman for industry group Energy in Depth, also disputed claims in the probe that fracking is exempt from the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.
He said the researchers grossly overestimated the bunch of chemicals Euphemistic pre-owned in the process. "Activists promote a lot of bad science and shoddy research, but this study - if you can even apostrophize it that - may be the worst yet. From falsely characterizing the US regulatory environment to suite out making stuff up about the additives used in hydraulic fracturing, it's hard to see how scrutinize like this is helpful. Unless, of course, you're trying to use the media to help you scare the public".
Groundwater and integument water samples entranced near fracking operations in Colorado contained chemicals that can disrupt male and female hormones, researchers say. These chemicals, which are cast-off in the fracking process, also were present in samples taken from the Colorado River, which serves as the drainage basin for the region, according to the study, which was published online Dec 16, 2013 in the daily Endocrinology. "More than 700 chemicals are second-hand in the fracking process, and many of them provoke hormone function," study co-author Susan Nagel, an assistant professor at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, said in a review news release.
And "With fracking on the rise, populations may come greater health risks from increased endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure". Exposure to these chemicals can bourgeon cancer risk and hamper reproduction by decreasing female fertility and the quality and volume of sperm, the researchers said. Hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, is a controversial process that involves pumping water, sand and chemicals intensely underground at high pressure.
The purpose is to craze open hydrocarbon-rich shale and extract natural gas. Previous studies have raised concerns that such drilling techniques could bring on to contamination of drinking water. The oil and gas industries strongly disputed this unfamiliar study, noting that the researchers took their samples from fracking sites where unintentional spills had occurred. Steve Everley, a spokesman for industry group Energy in Depth, also disputed claims in the probe that fracking is exempt from the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act.
He said the researchers grossly overestimated the bunch of chemicals Euphemistic pre-owned in the process. "Activists promote a lot of bad science and shoddy research, but this study - if you can even apostrophize it that - may be the worst yet. From falsely characterizing the US regulatory environment to suite out making stuff up about the additives used in hydraulic fracturing, it's hard to see how scrutinize like this is helpful. Unless, of course, you're trying to use the media to help you scare the public".
Sunday 27 March 2016
Special Report On Environmentally Induced Cancer
Special Report On Environmentally Induced Cancer.
The United States is not doing enough to lose weight the occurrence of environmentally induced cancers, a risk that has been "grossly underestimated," a special statement released Thursday by the President's Cancer Panel shows. In particular, the authors acuminate to the apparent health effects of 80,000 or so chemicals, including bisphenol A (BPA), that are hand-me-down daily by millions of Americans. Studies have linked BPA with different types of cancer, at least in monster and laboratory tests.
So "The real burden of environmentally induced cancer greatly underestimates vulnerability to carcinogens and is not addressed adequately by the National Cancer Program," said Dr LaSalle D Leffall Jr, chairperson of the panel and Charles R Drew professor of surgery at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC "We scarcity to expel these carcinogens from workplaces, homes and schools, and we need to start doing that now. There's ample possibility for intervention and change, and prevention to protect the health of all Americans".
The American Cancer Society, however, has painted a less ghastly picture of progress in the last several decades. "What does not come across is the very large extent that has been learned about the causes of cancer and prevention efforts to address them," said Dr Michael Thun, corruption president emeritus of epidemiology and surveillance research at the American Cancer Society. "Tobacco lead is probably the single biggest public health accomplishment of the past 60 years. They are advocates for this peculiar focus of cancer prevention, but cancer prevention is much broader than this".
Despite advances, cancer is still a critical public health problem in the United States and about 41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some spike in their lives, the report stated. Twenty-one percent will kick the bucket of the disease. The panel is an advisory group appointed to monitor the development and enactment of the National Cancer Program. The group's report addresses a different topic every year.
The United States is not doing enough to lose weight the occurrence of environmentally induced cancers, a risk that has been "grossly underestimated," a special statement released Thursday by the President's Cancer Panel shows. In particular, the authors acuminate to the apparent health effects of 80,000 or so chemicals, including bisphenol A (BPA), that are hand-me-down daily by millions of Americans. Studies have linked BPA with different types of cancer, at least in monster and laboratory tests.
So "The real burden of environmentally induced cancer greatly underestimates vulnerability to carcinogens and is not addressed adequately by the National Cancer Program," said Dr LaSalle D Leffall Jr, chairperson of the panel and Charles R Drew professor of surgery at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC "We scarcity to expel these carcinogens from workplaces, homes and schools, and we need to start doing that now. There's ample possibility for intervention and change, and prevention to protect the health of all Americans".
The American Cancer Society, however, has painted a less ghastly picture of progress in the last several decades. "What does not come across is the very large extent that has been learned about the causes of cancer and prevention efforts to address them," said Dr Michael Thun, corruption president emeritus of epidemiology and surveillance research at the American Cancer Society. "Tobacco lead is probably the single biggest public health accomplishment of the past 60 years. They are advocates for this peculiar focus of cancer prevention, but cancer prevention is much broader than this".
Despite advances, cancer is still a critical public health problem in the United States and about 41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some spike in their lives, the report stated. Twenty-one percent will kick the bucket of the disease. The panel is an advisory group appointed to monitor the development and enactment of the National Cancer Program. The group's report addresses a different topic every year.
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