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VIDEO: Rare cancer linked to breast implant in thousands of women

Health & Medicine

The French company PIP is accused of using industrial grade silicone, rather than medical grade material, in its breast implants, and now the implants have been linked to a rare form of cancer.

The Breast Club

Femen’s Topless Warriors Bare All for a Cause

The World

Clinics ‘should offer to remove PIP breast implants’

Global Politics
The World

Breastfeeding Baby: A Modern Dilemma

The World

Breast Cancer and Chlorine

Brenda Wilson reports on the movement among cancer researchers toward examining the link between breast cancer and chemicals found in the environment, including the pesticide DDT. The new momentum is due in part to two recent studies which suggested a link to between breast cancer and DDT and PCBs, both of which are chlorinated chemicals.

The World

Mothers’ Milk: A Modern Dilemma

Fatty-tissue-loving pollutants make their way to infants through mothers’ milk. Be wary of your diet, but don’t turn to formula.

The World

Environmental Health Note/Mother’s Remedy

Living on Earth’s Jennifer Chu reports on a study that finds breast milk may help get rid of stubborn warts.

Perils of PBDEs

In recent years, there have been significant advances made in the science and regulation of PCB’s, the environmental toxins that Rachel Carson made public in her book “Silent Spring.” Less is known of PBDE’s, a structurally similar and increasingly pervasive chemical used in flame retardants. Host Steve Curwood talks with two San Francisco Bay researchers […]

Health Note

Living on Earth’s Diane Toomey reports on a new breast cancer study that will try to distinguish between the role of genes and the environment in the development of the disease.