Teflon Cancer. The main concerns have been with pfoa as well as with similar polyfluoroalkyl substances pfas such as perfluorooctane sulfonate pfos perfluorobutane sulfonate pfbs and genx chemicals. Teflon chemical is in the blood of 99 percent of americans.
According to the centers for disease control and prevention exposure to pfas can have serious health effects on humans including decreased fertility immune system disruptions and increased risk for certain cancers. However the chemical pfoa also known as c8 is used in the manufacture of teflon. At least 99 of the general population in the u s.
The chemical perfluorooctanoic acid pfoa was used in non stick teflon pans up until 2015 and has been linked to many diseases such as breast cancer prostate cancer liver tumours and reduced fertility.
Bladder kidney ovarian prostate testicular. The link between teflon cookware and cancer is an entirely different subject says robert wolke professor emeritus of chemistry at the university of pittsburgh and author of the two part book. This chemical suspected of causing cancer is burned off during the production process. According to the centers for disease control and prevention exposure to pfas can have serious health effects on humans including decreased fertility immune system disruptions and increased risk for certain cancers.
