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1.Dirty Dozen Causes of Breast Cancer

2.Dirty Dozen (Consumer Products)

THE DIRTY DOZEN: TWELVE UNPUBLICIZED BREAST CANCER RISKS MODERN MEDICAL RISKS  

•  ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, WITH EARLY AND PROLONGED USE

• ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY, WITH HIGH DOSES AND PROLONGED USE

• PRENIENOPAUSAL NIAMNIOGRAPHY, WITH EARLY AND REPEATED EXPOSURE

• NONHORMONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SUCH AS SOME ANTI-HYPERTENSIVES

• SILICONE GEL BREAST IMPLANTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WRAPPED IN POLYURETHANE FOAM

DIETARY AIND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS

  LIFESTYLE RISKS

 Source; Epstein, S. S., Steinman, D. and LeVert S. The Breast Cancer Prevention Program,2^nd Edition, Macmillan, 1998.

THE "DIRTY" DOZEN CONSUMER PRODUCTS    

THE DIRTY DOZEN CONSUMER PRODUCTS: FOOD (1)

 
Beef Frankfurters - (eg. Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation)

Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients

BENZENE HEXACHLORIDE, Carcinogenic;
DACTHAL, Carcinogenic (Can be contaminated with dioxin). Irritant. Strong Sensitizer;
DIELDRIN, Carcinogenic;
DDT, Carcinogenic;
HEPTACHLOR, Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic. Reproductive Toxin;
HEXACHLOROBENZENE, Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic. Teratogenic;
LINDANE, Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic. Damage to blood forming cells.
HORMONES: Carcinogenic and feminizing;
ANTIBIOTICS: Some are carcinogenic, also cause allergies and drug resistance.

Labeled Ingredient
NITRITE, Interacts with meat amines to form carcinogenic nitrosamines.
NOTE: Also evidence of causal relation to childhood cancer.
SAFER ALTERNATIVES: Nitrite-Free Natural Hotdogs (but with pesticide contaminants), or Tofu Franks
 

Whole Milk - (eg. Borden or Lucerne)

Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients

DDT, Carcinogenic;
DIELDRIN, Carcinogenic;
HEPTACHLOR, Carcinogenic.Neurotoxic. Reproductive Toxin;
HEXACHLORO- BENZENE, Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic. Reproductive Toxin.
ANTIBIOTICS: Some are carcinogenic, also cause allergies and drug resistance;
RECOMBINANT BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE and IGF-1: Also evidence of causal relation to breast, colon and other cancers.

SAFER ALTERNATIVES: Skim Milk or Horizon Organic Skim Milk
 

 THE DIRTY DOZEN CONSUMER PRODUCTS: COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES (2)
 

Talcum Powder - Johnson & Johnson. Inc.

Labeled Toxic Ingredient
TALC, Carcinogenic. Lung Irritant.

NOTE: Also evidence of Causal relation to ovarian cancer.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Corn Starch - Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
 

Cover Girl Replenishing Natural Finish Make Up (Foundation) - Procter & Gamble. Inc.

Labeled Toxic Ingredients
BHA, Carcinogenic;
TALC, Carcinogenic. Lung Irritant;
TITANIUM DIOXIDE, Carcinogenic;
TRIETHANOLAMINE TEA), Interacts with nitrites to form carcinogenic flitrosamines;
LANOLIN, Often contaminated with DDT and other carcinogenic pesticides;
PARABENS, Contact Dermatitis;
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of unlabeled ingredients. Contact Dermatitis.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Max Factor Pan-Silk Ultra Creamy Make-Up - Max Factor, Inc.
 

Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste - Procter & Gamble. Inc.

Labeled Toxic Ingredients
FD&C BLUE #1, Carcinogenic;
SACCHARIN, Carcinogenic;
FLUORIDE, Possible Carcinogen.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Tom's of Maine Natural Toothpaste (Non-Fluoride) - Tom's of Maine, Inc.
 

Alberto VO5 Conditioner (Essence of Neutral Henna) - Aibert-CuIver USA. Inc.

Labeled Toxic Ingredients
FORMALDEHYDE, Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic. Contact Dermatitis and Sensitizer;
POLYSORBATE 80, Can be contaminated with the carcinogen 1,4- dioxane;
FD&C RED #4, Carcinogenic;
FRAGRANCE, Wide range of unlabeled ingredients. Contact Dermatitis.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Earth Preserv Hair Vitalizer (all scents) - Earth Preserv, Inc
 

Clairol Nice 'n Easy (Permanent Haircolor) - Clairol. Inc.

Labeled Toxic Ingredients
QUATERNlUM-15, FormaIdehyde~Releaser. Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic. ContactDermatitis and Sensitizer;
DIETHANOLAMINE (DEA), Interacts with nitrites to form a carcinogenic nitrosamine;
PHENYLENE-DIAMINES, Includes carcinogens and other ingredients inadequately tested for carcinogenicity. Contact Dermatitis;
PROPYLENE CLYCOL, Contact Dermatitis; FRAGRANCE, Wide range of unlabeled ingredients. Contact Dermatitis.
NOTE: Also evidence of Causal relation to lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other cancers.
SAFER ALTERNATIVES: Igora Botanic - Schwarzkopf, Inc. or Logona Henna Black - Natur Kosmetik

THE DIRTY DOZEN CONSUMER PRODUCTS: HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS AND PESTICIDES (3)

Aiax Cleanser - Colgate-Palmolive. Inc.

Unlabeled Toxic Ingredients
CRYSTALLINE SILICA, Carcinogenic. Eye, Skin and Lung Irritant;
WASHING SODA,Caustic.

NOTE: Carcinogenicity of silica is admitted in 1994 Material Safety and Data Sheet (MSDS).
NOTE: Manufacturer claims to have reduced silica levels since 1993.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Comet Cleanser - Procter & Gamble, Inc.

Zud Heavy Duty Cleanser - Reckitt & Colman. Inc.

Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient
CRYSTALLINE SILICA, Carcinogenic. Eye, Skin and Lung Irritant.

NOTE: Carcinogenicity is denied in MSDS.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Comet Cleanser - Procter & Gamble, Inc.

LvsoI Disinfectant Spray - Reckitt & Colman. Inc.

Labeled or Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient
ORTHOPHENYLPHENOL (OPP): Carcinogenic. Irritant.

NOTE: Carcinogenicity is denied in MSDS.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Airwick Stick Up - Reckitt & Colman, Inc.

Zocliac Cat & Dog Flea Collar - Sandoz Agro. Inc.

Labeled Toxic Ingredient
PROPOXUR, Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Trader Joe's Herbal Flea Collar for Cats or Dogs

Ortho Weed-B-Gon Lawn Weed Killer - Monsanto Co.

Labeled Ingredient
SODIUM 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETATE (2,4-D), Carcinogenic. Neurotoxic.Reproductive Toxin.

NOTE: Also evidence of causal relation to lymphoma, soft tissue sarcoma and other cancers.
SAFER ALTERNATIVE: Safer pesticides
 

See. Safe Shoppers Bible -- available at http://www.preventcancer.com/ --- for more information on hazardousconsumer products.

Samuel S. Epstein, M. D., Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the School of Public Health, University of Illinois Medical Center Chicago, is an internationally recognized authority on the toxic and carcinogenic effects of environmental pollutants in air, water, and the workplace, and of ingredients and contaminants in consumer products --, food, cosmetics and household products.

Dr. Epstein is author of some 280 scientific articles and ten books, including the prize-winning 1978 The Politics of Cancer, and the 1998 The Politics of Cancer Revisited, and co-author of the 1976 The Legislation of Product Safety: Consumer Health and Product Hazards, the 1982 Hazardous Wastes in America, the 1995 Safe Shopper's Bible, and the 1997 Breast Cancer Prevention Program, besides numerous editorials in leading national newspapers.

Dr. Epstein's activities in the interface between science and public policy include: consultant to the U.S. Senate Committee on Public Works; drafting Congressional legislation; frequent invited Congressional testimony; and membership of key federal agency advisory committees including the Health Effects Advisory Committee of EPA, and the 1973 Department of Labor Advisory Committee on the Regulation of Occupational Carcinogens. He was the key expert involved in the banning of hazardous products and pesticides, including DDT, Aldrin and Chlordane, and is the leading international expert on the public health hazards of biosynthetic bovine growth hormone (rBGH) used for increasing milk production, and of sex hormones used for fattening cattle in feedlots. He is past: chairman of the Air Pollution Control Association Committee on Biological Effects of Air Pollutants; President of the Society of Occupational and Environmental Health; Founder and Secretary of the Environmental Mutagen Society; advisor to a wide range of organized labor, public interest and citizen activist groups; and President of the Rachel Carson Council, Inc. He is currently Chairman of the nation-wide Cancer Prevention Coalition.

Dr. Epstein has extensive media experience, involving numerous invited appearances on the major national TV networks, including Sixty Minutes, Face the Nation, Meet the Press, McNeil/Lehrer, Donahue, Good Morning America, and the Today Show. He has also had frequent appearances on Canadian, European, Australian and Japanese T.V. Dr. Epstein’s numerous awards and honors most recently include the 1998 Right Livelihood Award, (the "Alternative Nobel Prize") for his international contributions to cancer prevention.

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