Do Paper Receipts Cause Cancer? New Study Raises Questions
May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 17 -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation issued the following news on May 16, 2025:
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We've all been to a store to buy only an item or two, got our printed receipt and walked out carrying it all without needing a bag.
But new evidence from the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) says that carrying that printed receipt for as little as 10 seconds could be bad your health and potentially increase your risk of cancer.
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We've all been to a store to buy only an item or two, got our printed receipt and walked out carrying it all without needing a bag.
But new evidence from the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) says that carrying that printed receipt for as little as 10 seconds could be bad your health and potentially increase your risk of cancer.