Executive Summary
Because living organisms, including humans, are part of the environment they reflect what is in their surroundings. Traces of a large variety of both natural and man-made compounds can be found in the tissues and fluids of humans as a result of exposure to these compounds in air, soil, water, food, and consumer products.
Environmental Chemicals
Steve Milloy's Fox News column on ACSH's new book
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Edited by Daland R. Juberg, Ph.D.
Foreword by former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop
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Executive Summary
This week, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) confirmed that the apparent increase of brain tumors in children over the last 20 years is the direct result of our improved ability to detect them.
In actuality, there has been little change in the rates of brain tumors. With the help of technology, specifically high tech screening devices, we re simply doing a better job of diagnosing them.
Yet the environmentalist community continues to warn us that the United States is experiencing a cancer epidemic and that chemicals are to blame.