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Did anyone ever get cancer from all those coated skillets and pans?
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Unproven: But it is proven that if they burn the fumes kill pet birds!
Answered 5/28/2012
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Teflon - may be: A risk when released in certain concentration into the air, but there has been no links or reports o cancers being caused by cookware coated with the no-stick substance. The epa has investigated, and web-md reports no risk based on 2006 findings.
Answered 5/29/2012
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