| Title: | Scented Candles as an Unrecognized Factor that Increases the Risk of Bladder Cancer; Is There Enough Evidence to Raise a Red Flag? |
| Author(s): | Adamowicz J; Juszczak K; Poletajew S; Van Breda SV; Pokrywczynska M; Drewa T; |
| Address: | "Chair of Urology, Department of Regenerative Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland. adamowicz.jz@gmail.com. Department of Urology Memorial Rydygier Hospital Cracow Poland. Department of Urology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. Chair of Urology, Department of Regenerative Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland" |
| DOI: | 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-19-0093 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1940-6215 (Electronic) 1940-6215 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "The causes of bladder cancer are not yet fully uncovered, however the research has identified a number of factors that may increase the risk of developing this cancer. The chemical carcinogenesis of bladder cancer due to chronic exposure to aromatic hydrocarbons has been well-established. The identification of this correlation led to an improvement of safety measures in chemical industry and a gradual decrease of bladder cancer cases among workers. Nevertheless, in the majority of bladder cancer cases, the specific cause of the disease still can't be specified. It makes the question of unrecognized factors associated with bladder cancer development even more relevant. Taking under consideration known chemical carcinogenesis of bladder cancer, this minireview takes under investigation the possible link between using scented candles and a risk of bladder cancer development. Burning scented candles contain many of the substances that are associated with a bladder cancer. Furthermore the scented candles are not only very popular but also widely available on the market, with limited quality regulations and unspecified raw materials determining a spectrum of potentially dangerous substances emitted during burning" |
| Keywords: | Aromatherapy/*adverse effects Evidence-Based Practice/standards Humans *Odorants Risk Factors Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/epidemiology/*etiology/pathology Volatile Organic Compounds/*toxicity Waxes/toxicity; |
| Notes: | "MedlineAdamowicz, Jan Juszczak, Kajetan Poletajew, Slawomir Van Breda, Shane Vontelin Pokrywczynska, Marta Drewa, Tomasz eng Review 2019/08/11 Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2019 Oct; 12(10):645-652. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-19-0093. Epub 2019 Aug 9" |
