OEcotextiles

Indulgent yet responsible fabrics

Breast cancer and acrylic fibers

O Ecotextiles (and Two Sisters Ecotextiles)

Just in case you missed the recent report which was published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine [1], a Canadian study found that women who work with some common synthetic materials could treble their risk of developing breast cancer after menopause.  The data included  women working in textile factories which produce acrylic fabrics   –  those …

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