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Article: Researchers explore the link between everyday chemicals and brain tumors.
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- Pain & Central Nervous System Week
- Article date:
- October 28, 2002
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2002 OCT 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans may inadvertently be exposing themselves to chemicals that can increase their risk of brain tumors, according to researchers at the Seventh National Brain Tumor Conference.
Dry cleaning products, nail polish, and flea repellent are some of the products that scientists are researching for their possible links to brain tumors.
"With brain tumors, studies increasingly show correlations between certain environmental agents and rates of the illness. Today, many scientists believe that environmental factors may contribute to brain tumors," said Gina Solomon, MD, MHP, a senior scientist at the Natural ...