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The singer, who became an international cultural icon in the ‘60s, was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 2004

The researchers found that the air in the industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana dubbed "cancer alley" has 20 times higher concentrations of carcinogenic ethylene oxide than previously expected.

Singer and actor who wrote some of her country’s biggest pop hits had suffered with lymphatic cancer for many years

The prostate, a walnut-sized gland nestled below the bladder in men, plays a key role in the reproductive system. It produces a milky white fluid that nourishes and protects sperm as it travels through the urethra, the tube carrying urine out of the body. As men age, the prostate can…

Study by Johns Hopkins University reveals alarming ethylene oxide levels in 'cancer alley', prompting regulatory actions and health concerns.

Close to half of America’s tap water contains PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These “forever chemicals” are in thousands of products, from clothing and cosmetics to cleaning products, and are linked to cancers, liver damage, high cholesterol and asthma.

Scientists using more modern methods of measuring the carcinogen ethylene oxide have found much higher levels of the chemical along a corridor in southeastern Louisiana than expected

New research reveals levels of ethylene oxide more than 1,000 times above previous measurements

Experts from the University of Glasgow and New York University were involved in the research.