A member asked:
does contact lenses can cause cancer..
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Paul Anthony answered
Radiation Oncology 41 years experience
No: No.
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Dr. Andrew Turrisi answered
Radiation Oncology 47 years experience
No: Enough said.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What can cause cancer in the environment?
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Dr. Devon Webster answered
Medical Oncology 22 years experience
Many things: Cancer-causing substances are called "carcinogens." they include uv radiation from the sun, radon, agricultural chemicals that get into the water supply, certain types of plastics like bpa, and many others. A report from the president's cancer panel gives more details. Go to: http://deainfo.Nci.Nih.Gov/advisory/pcp/annualreports/pcp08-09rpt/pcp_report_08-09_508.Pdf.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
I heard that radiation can cause cancer. Will it increase my risk for others?
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Dr. Scott Welker answered
General Surgery 27 years experience
Yes but not much: It's still the right answer, almost always. Radiation treatments have been shown to slightly increase the risk of leukemia, thyroid cancer, early-onset breast cancer, and some other cancers. But those risks are far outweighed by the benefits of radiation to prevent recurrence of many cancers, and even cure some of them. Your oncologist knows best! take his/her advice!
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A 17-year-old male asked:
Is it true that milk can cause cancer ? Because i drink too much milk 0 fat.
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Matthew Solhjem answered
Radiation Oncology 21 years experience
Not true.: Milk doesn't cause cancer. It is healthy for one's body.
4789 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Could mothballs can cause cancer?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Maybe: World health organization - international agency on research on cancer (iarc) concluded that paradicholorobenzene is “possibly carcinogenic to humans” (group 2 b) http://npic.Orst.Edu/factsheets/pdbtech.Html#cancer . Iarc indicated that “there was inadequate evidence to evaluate the carcinogenicity of napthlene to humans, but found sufficient evidence in animals to conclude that napthalene is.
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Dr. Heidi Fowler commented
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Provided original answer
napthalene is carcinogenic (Group 2 B). http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/naphtech.html#cancer
Jan 22, 2014
A 45-year-old member asked:
Please explain if it is true that radiation can cause cancer?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Tahir Ijaz answered
Radiation Oncology 30 years experience
Cancer by radiation: Yes, very very rarely.
4384 viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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