Cosmetics, "Carcinogens," and Concern
Cosmetics, "Carcinogens," and Concern
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
For the past fifty years -- dating back to the first national "carcinogen" scare, over cranberries during Thanksgiving 1959 -- Americans have been told that there are cancer causing agents in food, water, air, and various consumer products like paper towels, plastic toys, medical equipment -- even typewriter correction fluid. read more
By Elizabeth M. Whelan, Sc.D., M.P.H.
For the past fifty years -- dating back to the first national "carcinogen" scare, over cranberries during Thanksgiving 1959 -- Americans have been told that there are cancer causing agents in food, water, air, and various consumer products like paper towels, plastic toys, medical equipment -- even typewriter correction fluid. read more
