Common Organic Compound Found in Many Household Products May Pose Health Risk to Breast Cells; Bisphenol A Could Increase Risk of Breast Cancer.

Byline: California Pacific Medical Center

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bisphenol A, a chemical that leaches into food and beverages from many consumer products, causes normal, non-cancerous human breast cells to express genes characteristic of aggressive breast cancer cells. That's the finding of a "Priority Report" in the latest issue of the journal Cancer Research, the official journal of The American Association for Cancer Research.

This new information about bisphenol A (BPA) is timely because the State of California is currently considering placing BPA on the Prop 65 list of hazardous chemicals, and State Senator Fiona Ma has proposed legislation that would ban BPA in products used by children.

The study was done by researchers at the California …