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Do Household Cleaners Have a Downside?

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Terry Graedon

July 22, 2010

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Terry Graedon

July 22, 2010

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A controversial new study suggests a link between household cleaning products and the risk of breast cancer. This study matched breast cancer patients with healthy controls and asked both groups of women about their housecleaning practices. Women with breast cancer were more likely to report using air fresheners and other household chemicals frequently.
[Environmental Health, July, 2010]

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Terry Graedon

Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies.Read Terry's full bio.

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