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Cleaners May be One Cause of Breast Cancer
University Studies Show Household Cleaners May be One Cause of Breast Cancer
In recent studies conducted by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, researchers found many household cleaners emit toxic pollutants that, over time, will lead to health risks, and may be one cause of breast cancer in women.
Scientists searching for the cause of breast cancer in relation to poor indoor air quality, identified a link between toxic household cleaners and an on set of escalating diseases associated with toxic chemical poisoning.
The American Association of Poison Control Centers reported the largest occurrences of household poisoning are directly related to cleaners such as, toilet bowl cleaners, bleach, detergents and air fresheners.
The chemical Chlorine, used in bleach and toilet bowl cleaners, is the leading cause of breast cancer among cleaning products.
Research scientists will not even handle chlorine without protective gloves, face masks and proper ventilation.
Statistics for the cause of breast cancer in the US show 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer annually. That's 180,000 cases a year.
Unfortunately, 44,000 will be fatal.
As noted author Dr. Sherry Rogers points out, "There is an avalanche of toxic chemicals overpowering our bodies daily and we are not able to eliminate them fast enough".
"Our bodies have developed over thousands of years to ward off bacteria and viruses, but the chemicals we see today are only 80 to 100 years old, and our bodies have not had the time to adapt enough to fight off the toxins associated with them".
"As a result, we become ill, developing asthma or breast cancer and we wonder why, never once considering our indoor environment may have caused the illness".
In other research by the Washington Toxins Coalition, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC's) found in ordinary household cleaners contain carcinogens, (cancer food), and neurotoxins that when they become air borne, can also be a cause of breast cancer in women.
"High levels of Toluene (VOC'S) can also put pregnant women at risk of of having babies with neurological disorders, retarded growth, and developmental problems".
One county taking the advice of University and Government research into the cause of breast cancer and other chemical related diseases, such as asthma, is Suffolk County New York.
They are to be praised for their legislative action in passing a new law banning toxic chemicals from municipal properties.
The new law will require that toxic chemicals be avoided when the county purchases products for cleaning or landscaping municipal properties.
PHD Allen McMichael's from the Miami Institute of Health was quoted as saying:
"We were taught that when you open your washing machine and smell the bleach, that means the clothes are clean"
He continued, "But who told you it was a clean smell? Your mom did, right?" He then asked "Where did she get her PHD?"
"I have a PHD in Chemical Biology, and I am telling you the smell of chlorine can cause asthma, and I'm telling you the smell of chlorine can cause cancer, and I'm telling you the smell of chlorine is fowl to scientists".
Authors Note:
There has been 85,000 new chemicals introduced into mainstream America since the end of world war 2.
In the last 2 years, the EPA has only tested 4.
To learn more about the cause of breast cancer related to household cleaners and what you can do to make your home toxin free, please visit
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