No solid link found between birth control pills and cancer
Local researchers report in Population Reports that available evidence does not show a clear link between oral contraceptives and cancer. Ward Rathenare and Judy Felt conclude data interpretation is hard but current findings do not prove pills cause tumors. they note possible association with benign liver tumors and call for long term study accounting for environmental and behavioral factors.
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Ward Ralhenare
Judy C. Felt
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Population Information Program
Nonsmokers Face Smoke Peril On Subway Car
New York report says a nonsmoker who sits in a smoke filled New York commuter train bar car for an hour could inhale as much of a suspected cancer causing agent as a pack a day smoker. Chemists Klaus D Brunnemann and Dietrich Hoffmann of the Naylor Dana Institute for Disease Prevention in Valhalla NY conducted the study.
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Tests on monkeys blasted as cruel
Washington reports that Rep Don Edwards accused an armed services lab of conducting cruel unnecessary radiation tests on monkeys. A spokesman denied pain and inhumane treatment, saying the work follows NAS guidelines and aims to simulate atomic-bomb effects.
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Limit on chlorine use seen to avoid cancer
Montreal report notes American health officials may move to limit chlorine in drinking water. Chemists claim chlorine forms trihalomethane precursors leading to chloroform, a common carcinogenic byproduct. ozone or ultraviolet steps could precede chlorine to reduce cancer risk.
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