‘Eye-popping’ levels of carcinogen found in UK gas supply, researchers warn - Cancer-causing substance benzene was found in ...

While carcinogens are widely known to be perpetrators of cancer, a new study from researchers at the Mass General Cancer Center has shown that exposure to carcinogens can increase cancer cells' ...

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An estimated 50% of sterile medical devices in the U.S. are treated with ethylene oxide. It is also a known carcinogen.

NEW YORK — A testing company says benzene, a chemical that is a known carcinogen, has been found in another commonly used product: topical acne treatments. As part of the petition, the company ...

Aspartame, one of the most widely used artificial sweeteners in the world, will be declared as a possible carcinogen by the cancer research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), Reuters reports.

The WHO has declared aspartame, a food additive used frequently in diet soda and other low-calorie beverages, "possibly" carcinogenic to humans, but did not make any changes to its recommendations for ...

A Connecticut-based company sounded the alarm on popular acne treatments that were found to contain high levels of a hazardous chemical. Valisure is a state-based company that tests acne products.

The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen at underground launch control centers at a Montana nuclear missile base where a striking number of men and women have reported cancer ...

The World Health Organization has changed the classification of aspartame to 'possibly carcinogenic.' Aspartame is commonly used as an artificial sweetener and can be found in some diet soda drinks.