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Cancer 
Cancer: Ingredients linked to cancer in government, industry or academic studies or assessments.
Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
Developmental and reproductive toxicity: Ingredients linked to developmental and reproductive toxicity, a broad class of health effects that range from infertility and reproductive organ cancers to birth defects and developmental delays in children.
Allergies & Immunotoxicity
Allergies and immunotoxicity: Ingredients linked to harm to the immune system, a class of health problems that manifest as allergic reactions or an impaired capacity to fight disease and repair damaged tissue in the body.
Products with this Ingredient
| mask | 2 products |
| moisturizer with SPF | 2 products |
| serums & essences | 1 products |
| moisturizer | 1 products |
| facial moisturizer/treatment | 1 products |
| anti-aging | 1 products |
Cancer
| Concern | Reference |
|---|---|
| This review indicates that this substance may act as a tumor promoter. | C M. Stoscheck & L. E. King. 1986. Role of epidermal growth factor in carcinogenesis. Cancer research 46(3), 1030-7. |
| This review article indicates that cinical treatment with this substance is generally well tolerated and was not associated with increased risk of cancer (24 month follow-up). | Jorge Berlanga-Acosta, Jorge Gavilondo-Cowley, Pedro López-Saura, Tania González-López, María D Castro-Santana, Ernesto López-Mola, Gerardo Guillén-Nieto & Luis Herrera-Martinez. 2009. Epidermal growth factor in clinical practice - a review of its biological actions, clinical indications and safety implications. International wound journal 6(5), 331-46. |
Data Sources
- C M. Stoscheck & L. E. King. 1986. Role of epidermal growth factor in carcinogenesis. Cancer research 46(3), 1030-7.
- Jorge Berlanga-Acosta, Jorge Gavilondo-Cowley, Pedro López-Saura, Tania González-López, María D Castro-Santana, Ernesto López-Mola, Gerardo Guillén-Nieto & Luis Herrera-Martinez. 2009. Epidermal growth factor in clinical practice - a review of its biological actions, clinical indications and safety implications. International wound journal 6(5), 331-46.
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