Category Archives: Cancer Research
Papers and Articles on Toxic Chemicals and Health Effects of Oil Spills
Resource: CiteULike A recent review of the popular research citation Website: CiteULike has brought out over 800 papers written on the dangers of toxins with petroleum oil spills. The following articles and papers are just a portion. Please visit the … Continue reading
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Benzene: Facts for those involved in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Benzene – Chemical Hazard Summary Resource: United States Environmental Protection Agency Benzene is commonly found in petroleum oil. It is present in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Accident of April 2010 that … Continue reading
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Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill: Admiral Thad Allen Press Briefing June 11, 2010
Resource: DeepWaterHorizonResponse.com Resource: DeepWaterHorizonResponse.com BP NORTH AMERICA Moderator: Thad Allen 06-11-10/9:00 a.m. CT Confirmation # 81663600 Page 1 BP NORTH AMERICA June 11, 2010 9:00 a.m. CT MODERATOR: Good morning. Welcome to today’s briefing. We’ll follow the standard format today. … Continue reading
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Health facts about Benzene – a chemical present in oil spills.
Resource: CDC What benzene is Benzene is a chemical that is a colorless or light yellow liquid at room temperature. It has a sweet odor and is highly flammable. Benzene evaporates into the air very quickly. Its vapor is heavier … Continue reading
Health effects from exposure to TPH – ( Petroleum Oil Spill)
Health effects from exposure to TPH depend on many factors. These include the types of chemical compounds in the TPH, how long the exposure lasts, and the amount of the chemicals contacted. Very little is known about the toxicity of … Continue reading
Well-done meat intake, heterocyclic amine exposure, and cancer risk.
Zheng W, Lee SA. Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203-1738, USA. wei.zheng@vanderbilt.edu High intake of meat, particularly red and processed meat, has been associated with an increased risk of a number of common cancers such … Continue reading
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Secondhand Smoke: Questions and Answers
Resource: National Cancer Institute Key Points Secondhand smoke (also called environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of smoke given off by the burning end of a tobacco product and the smoke exhaled by the smoker (see Question 1). Of … Continue reading
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Confirmed – Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Attacks
Resource: American Lung AssociationA new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence, has confirmed that exposure to secondhand smoke is a significant cause of heart attacks among nonsmokers. This report underscores … Continue reading
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Genetic link to increased risk of ovarian cancer found
Resource: University of Cambridge Scientists have located a region of DNA which – when altered – can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, according to research published in Nature Genetics over the weekend. An international research group led by … Continue reading