IARC
08/23/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
Styrene, a common ingredient in many plastic items, now deemed to be “probably carcinogenic” by WHO
The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has now upgraded the cancer-causing status of the common plastic ingredient styrene. The move came in response to the results of a comprehensive study carried out by researchers from Aarhus University, along with new animal evidence. More than 70,000 people were included in the […]
11/02/2017
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By S.D. Wells
Which gives you cancer sooner: Cigarettes or deli meats? New research reveals they’re both Class 1-A carcinogens
Could eating processed foods, such as breakfast and deli meats, be detrimental to your health? Well, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the answer is yes. Research has shown that eating lunch meat, bacon, or sausage on a daily basis equates to smoking a pack of cigarettes each day and has a similar effect on […]
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