Toxic chemicals appear linked to rising rates of cancer

The increase in childhood cancers may

be explained in part by better detection

or better access to medical care. But

evidence suggests the rise in these

childhood cancers, as well as in cancers

like non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and

multiple myeloma among adults, may

also be partially explained by exposure

to chemicals in the environment,

chemicals found in many products,

from paints and pesticides to dark-

colored hair dyes.

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In both children and adults, the

incidence rate for non-Hodgkin’s

lymphoma has increased thirty percent

since 1950. The disease has been linked

to industrial chemicals, chemicals

found in agricultural, home, and garden

pesticides, as well as dark hair dyes.

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Studies have shown that Vietnam

veterans and chemical workers exposed

to Agent Orange, a phenoxy herbicide,

are especially at risk for non-Hodgkin’s

lymphoma. American farmers who use

phenoxy herbicides have an increased

risk of the cancer. A Swedish study

showed that among the general

population, the risk of non-Hodgkin’s

lymphoma rises with increased

exposure to these herbicides. And, a

study in Southern California found that

children of parents who use home

pesticides have seven times the risk of

non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
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Multiple

myeloma, a bone marrow cancer,is also associated with toxic chemicals.

Its incidence has tripled since 1950.

Farmers are especially at risk: a recent

analysis of thirty-two studies worldwide

showed “consistent, positive findings”

of an association between farming and

multiple myeloma.

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Recent epidemiologic studies

have shown that as children’s exposures

to home and garden pesticides increase,

so does their risk of non-Hodgkin’s

lymphoma, brain cancer, and leukemia.

Yet, right now, you can go to your

hardware store and buy lawn pesticides,

paint thinner and weed killers, all

containing toxic chemicals linked to

these diseases.

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