Dr. Phil Cole gives us the voice of reason on formaldehyde and cancer

In May, the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published a study concerning formaldehyde exposure and cancers of the blood and bone marrow. As is far too often the case these days, the authors overstated the results.

Listen to Betsy Natz, executive director of the Formaldehyde Council:

"Despite acknowledging that their findings are not definitive, the authors of the study took the step of asserting a possible link, rather than practice some prudent epidemiological restraint. For example, the authors of the study have conceded that the patterns found in the data could be due to chance, while JNCI’s own editors wrote that the study was based on 'limited measurement data' that would tend to compromise its conclusions."

An independent panel examined the study, and posted this video. In the video, Dr. Phil Cole gives an objective discussion on the findings, and mentions that the National Academy of Sciences should examine all existing research and produce its own report.

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