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- Culprit: Inhaling burning incenseHealthDay: Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk (August 25, 2008)
- Possible consequence: CancerScienceDaily: Burning Incense Increases Risk Of Respiratory Tract Cancers (August 25, 2008)
- Incense is popular in AsiaScienceDaily: Burning Incense Increases Risk Of Respiratory Tract Cancers (August 25, 2008)
- Many churches burn incenseU.S. News and World Report: Could Incense Burned in Church Give... (August 25, 2008)
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A new study that will be published in Cancer on October 1, 2008 shows that inhaling incense may increase the risk for developing cancer. While previous research on a link between incense and cancer has been inconclusive, new evidence is showing that such a tie is quite possible. When incense is burned, it allegedly releases a mixture of carcinogens. Therefore, when incense smoke is inhaled, it can possibly cause cancer, particularly respiratory cancers.ScienceDaily: Burning Incense Increases Risk Of Respiratory Tract Cancers (August 25, 2008)
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Incense Cancer Link Questions
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