Frequently Asked Questions About Cancer and the Environment

In 2007, the University of Pittsburgh Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute posted frequently asked questions (FAQs) about cancer and the environment.

The topics covered included:

• Cancer Myths and Facts

• Cell Phone Use

• Exercise and Your Health

• Flame Retardants

• Food and Diet

• Gasoline Toxicity

• Green Buildings

• Hazardous Toxins

• Household Products

• Lowered Life Expectancy for Women

• Obesity & the Environment

• Occupational Exposures

• Organic Foods

• Pesticides

• Plastics

• Radiation

• Smoking Toxicity

• Water Pollution

The recommendations on reducing cell phone radiation exposure were the first of their kind by a hospital in the United States.

Dr. Devra Davis, president of Environmental Health Trust, developed the 87-page document while serving as the founding director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.

It is reproduced here for your use.