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'We should now, however, be focusing on trying to reduce exposure to problematic chemicals.' The research team has also looked at anecdotal evidence, from practising physicians in pre-industrial societies, which suggests cancerous disease was rare among particular communities, such as the Canadian Inuits and Brazilian Indians.

The findings are pointing to cancer being a 'disease of industrialisation'.

Prof Howard said: 'The World Health Organisation estimates that 1-5% of malignant disease in developed countries is attributed to environmental factors; but our re-search suggests this figure may have been underestimated.' Jamie Page, chairman of Cancer Prevention and Education, said: 'This research is very important and suggests that there are links between chemicals and cancer.

'It is our opinion that if progress is to be made in the fight against cancer, far more attention and effort must be made to reduce human exposure to harmful chemicals.' Prof Howard's findings will be published in the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine.

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