Hundreds of Cancer-Causing Chemicals Pollute Americans’ Bodies

From EWG, First Complete Inventory of Carcinogens in the U.S. Population

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of cancer-causing chemicals are building up in the bodies of Americans, according to the first comprehensive inventory of the carcinogens that have been measured in people. EWG released the inventory today.

EWG spent almost a year reviewing more than 1,000 biomonitoring studies and other research by leading government agencies and independent scientists in the U.S. and around the world. The nonprofit research group found that up to 420 chemicals known or likely to cause cancer have been detected in blood, urine, hair and other human samples.