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FDA: "Radiation-Emitting Products: Radiofrequency Background.”
American Institute for Cancer Research: “FAQ: Processed Meat and Cancer.”
National Cancer Institute: “Chemicals in Meat Cooked at High Temperatures and Cancer Risk;” "Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer;" "Cell Phones and Cancer Risk; and“Antiperspirants/Deodorants and Breast Cancer.”
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: “Bisphenol A (BPA).”
FDA: “Bisphenol A (BPA): Use in Food Contact Application.”
American Dental Association: “Amalgam - Silver-Colored Dental Fillings.”
Loftfield, E. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Feb. 2015.
News Release, Yale School of Public Health.
Environmental Protection Agency: “An Introduction to Indoor Air Quality: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs).”
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: “Genital HPV Infection Fact Sheet.”
American Cancer Society: “World Health Organization: Outdoor Air Pollution Causes Cancer;” "Antiperspirants and Breast Cancer Risk;" “X-rays, Gamma Rays, and Cancer Risk;” “Power Lines, Electrical Devices and Extremely Low Frequency Radiation;” “Water Fluoridation and Cancer Risk;” and “American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention.”
CDC: "Parabens."
Reviewed by Jennifer Robinson, MD on August 19, 2019
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