Using a non-stick pan may have cancer

PFOA substances found in non-stick pans, pans and food containers can lead to dangerous thyroid-related diseases, including cancer.

PFOA ( perfluorooctanoic acid ) is considered by scientists to be a potential carcinogen. According to the latest study, people with higher levels of blood in their blood will have a greater risk of thyroid cancer.

Researchers from the University of Exeter and the University of Medicine Peninsula, England, analyzed blood samples from the US National Center for Disease Prevention and Control, and investigated a nutrition survey. Blood samples of 4,000 adults were taken between 1999 and 2006, specifically analyzed for chemicals, including PFOA and PFOS.

The results showed that those who had PFOA concentrations above 25% had a higher risk of thyroid cancer than others. The study also concluded that up to 16% of women were at the highest risk of cancer compared to 8% of women in the lower-risk group. This risk in women - who are susceptible to thyroid problems - is also twice as high as men.

Chemicals in non-stick pans can cause thyroid diseases.

PFOA is used in consumer and industrial goods, including non-stick cookware such as pans, fast-food wrappers or anti-fouling, anti-fouling bags for fabrics and carpets. It can enter the body through swallowing or breathing and there is no way to reduce this level in the blood.

David Melzer, professor of epidemiology and public health, said: "There have been many questions about PFOA that could lead to changes in thyroid hormones. Our analysis shows a statistically significant association between high PFOA levels and thyroid diseases'.

Tamara Galloway, a professor at the University of Exeter, co-author of the study, said: 'Our results show that there is a need for further research on the health impact of chemicals such as PFOA. , which exists everywhere in the environment as well as in our homes'.

Concerns about PFOA and a similar chemical, PFOS, have risen in the US since the 1990s. Consumer goods manufacturers in the country have agreed to completely remove this chemical by 2015.

The thyroid gland is a horseshoe-shaped endocrine gland, located in front of the neck, just below the exposed bone. The gland plays a role in every metabolic work of the body.

The thyroid secretes thyroxine hormones, a versatile substance, often referred to as T4. It controls the metabolism of organs, promotes every cell's activity, controls energy use, supplies the substances needed for cell activity. It also affects the maturation of all cells.

There are many types of thyroid-related diseases such as hyperthyroidism (thyroid gland is too strong), hypothyroidism (weak thyroid gland), thyroid benign and thyroid cancer.