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MICHAEL POLLAK, MD, FRCPC
LISE PARENT, PH.D.
ALEXANDER-GOLDFARB CHAIR
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENTS OF
MEDICINE AND ONCOLOGY
DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF CANCER
PREVENTION
MCGILL UNIVERSITY
PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
CINBIOSE
CIRODD
RÉSEAU DES FEMMES EN
ENVIRONNEMENT
TÉLUQ | UNIVERSITÉ DE QUÉBEC
CANCER PREVENTION CENTRE
2008 US study: Teenagers from all
US regions were contaminated by
chemicals widely used in
cosmetics
Teenagers: 17 products per day
CONSUMPTION OF COSMETICS AND BODY CARE PRODUCTS
Their mothers: 12 products per
day
Window of vulnerability: The
danger for girls is especially high
since they are at a key stage of
their development, particularly
with regards to their menstrual
cycle
A total of 174 different
ingredients
Meet Julie!
 Age: 35 years old
 Status: Lives with a partner
 Children: Alice, 5 years old
 Employment: Office work
Normal life!
6:30 AM
shower
…exposed to more than
30 endocrine disruptors before her
morning
EAU, SODIUM BENZOATE, FRAGRANCE,
POLYQUATERNIUM-10, METHYLPARABEN, PEG-55
PROPYLENE GLYCOL OLEATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL,
SALICYLIC ACID, PEG-60 HYDROGENATED CASTOR
OIL, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HCL,SODIUM
LAURETH SULFATE, PERSEA GRATISSIMA
(AVOCADO) OIL, BUTYLPARABEN, ETHYLPARABEN,
CITRIC ACID, SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM (SUGAR
CANE) EXTRACT, ISOBUTYL-PARABEN,
PROPYLPARABEN, PRUNUS ARMENIACA
(APRICOT) KERNEL OIL, METHYL COCOATE,
SODIUM COCOATE, COCO-BETAINE, SODIUM
HYDROXIDE, CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM (LEMON)
PEEL EXTRACT, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT,
FDC YELLOW #6, DC YELLOW #10, LAURETH-5
CARBOXYLIC ACID, SODIUM CHLORIDE,
AMODIMETHICONE, COCAMIDE MIPA, PYRUS
MALUS (APPLE) FRUIT EXTRACT, PPG-5-CETETH-20
MORE THAN 30 ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
Meet Julie!
 Age: 35 years old
 Status: Lives with a partner
 Children: Alice, 5 years old
 Employment: Office work
Normal life!
6:30 AM
shower
…exposed to more than
30 endocrine disruptors before her
morning
Skin
CANCER PREVENTION CENTRE
Inhalation
Involuntary ingestion
THE INGREDIENTS LIST
Methylparaben
Ethylparaben
Propylparaben
 Perfume/fragrance/artificial musk
THE INGREDIENTS LIST
 Perfumes often hide a long list of
ingredients, including multiple phthalates
 Ingredient list of "perfume" is not
mandatory by law
 Triclosan is an antimicrobial
 It is used in cosmetics and many other
everyday products
THE INGREDIENTS LIST
 It has been shown that triclosan
penetrates the skin and is suspected of
interfering with hormone systems
3.5 cm
CANCER PREVENTION CENTRE
A SHORT AND SWEET LIST OF INGREDIENTS IS POSSIBLE!
Tests sanguins
1,1,1-Trichloroéthane
1,1,2-Trichloroéthane
1,1-Dichloroéthène
1,2,4-Triméthylbenzène
1,2-Dichlorobenzène
1,2-Dichloroéthane
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,3- Dichlorobenzène
1,3,5- Triméthylbenzène
1,4- Dichlorobenzène
Aldrine
Argent
Arsenic
Benzène
Béryllium
Bismuth
BPC 101
BPC 128
BPC 138
BPC 163
BPC 183
BPC 187
BPC Aroclor 1260
BPC-105
BPC-118
BPC-153
BPC-156
BPC-170
BPC-180
BPC-28
BPC-52
BPC-99
Bromodichlorométhane
Cadmium
Chlorobenzène
Chloroforme
Cis-1,2-Dichloroéthène
Cis-nonachlore
Cobalt
Cuivre
Dibromochlorométhane
Dichlorométhane
Dithiophosphate de
diéthyle
Dithiophosphate de
diméthyle
Étain
Éthylbenzène
Hexachlorobenzène
Lithium
Manganèse
Mercure
Méta-xylènes
Mirex
Molybdène
MTBE
Nickel
Oxychlordane
p,p'-DDE
p,p'-DDT
Para-xylène
PBB
PBDÉ 100
PBDÉ 153
PBDÉ 47
PBDÉ 99
Phosphate de diéthyle
Phosphate de diméthyle
Plomb
Sélénium
Styrolène
Sulfonate de perfluorooctane
Tellure
Tétrachloroéthane
Tetrachloroéthylène
Tétrachlorure de carbone
Thallium
Thiophosphate de diéthyle
Thiophosphate de diméthyle
Toluène
Toxaphène 26
Toxaphène 50
Trans-1,2-dichloroéthène
Trans-nonachlore
Trichloroéthène
Uranium
Zinc
Poussière
4-nonylphenol
nonylphenol monoethoxylate
nonylphenol diethoxylate
4-octylphenol
octylphenol monoethoxylate
octylphenol diethoxylate
4-tert-methylbutylphenol
α-chlordane (alpha-chlordane)
γ-chlordane (gamma-chlordane)
2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1trichloroethane
4,4-DDT
diazinon
dicofol + 4,4’-dichlorobenzophenone
(breakdown product)
dieldrin
methoxychlor
pentachloronitrobenzene
pentachlorophenol
cis-permethrin
trans-permethrin
piperonyl butoxide
propoxur
perfl uorooctanoic acid
perfl uorooctanyl sulfonate
dimethyl phthalate
diethyl phthalate
di-n-propyl phthalate
diisobutyl phthalate
di-n-butyl phthalate
butylbenzyl phthalate
di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
[bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate]
2,2’,4,4’-tetrabromodiphenyl
ether
2,2’4,4’,5-pentabromodiphenyl
ether
2,2’,4,4’,6-pentabromodiphenyl
ether
2,2’, 4,4’, 5,5’-hexabromodiphenyl
ether
2,2’,4,4’5,6’-hexabromodiphenyl
ether
2,2’,3,4,4’,5’,6-heptabromodiphenyl
ether
decabromodiphenyl ether
monobutyltin
dibutyltin
tributyltin
tetrabutyltin
dioctyltin
tricyclohexyltin
triphenyltin
Body burden is a term that refers to the total accumulation
of toxins in your body
Is it normal to
have all of
these
substances in
our bodies?
BODY BURDEN
Even babies
have been
found to have
a body burden
at birth
This has been
detected even
in very remote
geographical
areas...
BODY BURDEN
? What are the effects on my health?
? What are the standards to be met?
? What products contain these substances?
? Do labels identify this danger?
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? Have these substances been tested?
? Which laws apply?
? Does my body eliminate these substances?
? Does the government protect us?
? What about the precautionary principle?
? How do we avoid these toxins?
According to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, more
than 100,000 substances are used in
the cosmetics industry
86% are inadequately
tested for their
effects on health and
the environment
WHAT IS A TOXIC SUBSTANCE?
The obvious, with immediate effects: poison, corrosive, irritant
The less obvious, with effects that can appear later on: carcinogenic, teratogenic, mutagenic
Endocrine disruptors
Hypothalamus
Pituitary gland
Thyroid gland
THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Adrenal glands
Ovaries
Pancreas
Testes
ACTION OF A HORMONE
Adrenal gland
Heart
Blood
Heart rate
increases
Production
of adrenaline
Transported
by blood
Adrenaline
binds to a receptor
on a cell
The heart reacts
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The influence of
hormones is very
important from the
first moments of your
life and onwards
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Fetus development
Childbirth
Lactation
Growth
Puberty
Reproduction
HORMONES PLAY A PART IN OUR DAILY ACTIVITIES
ACTION OF A HORMONE
Target
Gland
Endocrine disruptor
Blood
Reaction
Hormone
synthesis
Transported
by blood
Hormone binds
to a receptor
Reaction
ACTION OF A HORMONE
Target
Gland
Blood
Abnormal
reaction
Hormone synthesis
and secretion
Transported
by blood
The endocrine disruptor
blocks access to the receptor
Feminized fish
CANCER PREVENTION CENTRE
In the St. Lawrence River and
elsewhere in the world,
more and more male fish
also have...ovaries!
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS ARE RELATED TO THESE HEALTH ISSUES
Type 2 diabetes
Miscarriage
Cancer
Obesity
Hyperactivity
There is increasing evidence that some endocrine disruptors may be
involved in the developmental stages of cancer
Infertility
Changes in
the ratio
males/
females
Miscarriage
Low birth
weight
babies
Other health issues related to endocrine disruptors
Obesity
Weakened
immune
system
Increased
rates of
cancer
Behavioral
disorders
Sexual
anomalies
Early
puberty
Hyperactivity
This is the latest report
published by the World
Health Organization and
the United Nations
Environment Program
CANCER PREVENTION CENTRE
The report states that
exposure to endocrine
disruptors during
development is considered
to be a significant risk factor
for developing a
chronic disease
http://www.who.int/ceh/publications/endocrine/en/index.html
WHAT WE CAN DO TO REDUCE OUR EXPOSURE
Read labels
Use less products
Learn more
Avoid scents
Choose carefully
Certified organic
Sensitive skin
CANCER PREVENTION CENTRE
SEARCH YOUR PRODUCTS ON SKIN DEEP
DOES THE REGULATION PROTECT US?
Europe > Canada > USA
Surveillance
by Health
Canada
But not mandatory
to indicate
concentration
New law in 2006 to list
the ingredients
Chemical
compounds in
perfume and
fragrance still
highly unregulated
CANCER PREVENTION CENTRE
Is the onus of
responsibility on the
consumer?
Can we demand
improved
protection?
MAKING CHOICES AS A SOCIETY
How do we stimulate
the supply of safer
products?
PRESS FOR CHANGE!
Attend workshops on this topic
Write or call Health Canada and the manufacturer
Try more natural products
Buying is voting!
French example – National Strategy for Endocrine Disruptors
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
 We have given examples of substances that MAY carry risks
 In many cases PROOF of risk may not exist
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 What do we do with this information?
 Rational idea: Precautionary Principle
 IF something MIGHT be dangerous and is not essential,
AVOID IT!
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