Among the fastest-growing is breast cancer. Even when treated properly, it can result in sterility. In the U.S., the increase has been rapid. The biggest increase occurred among children between the ages of 5 and 15. The prevalence of asthma is also increasing, especially among young children.
More recent studies indicate that the increases are continuing.
Paints and solvents can set off an allergic-type reaction. Symptoms of MCS range in severity from an itchy rash to coma. Birth defect rates are steadily increasing. More than a dozen studies have, in one way or another, confirmed this relationship. Furthermore, there appears to be no threshold, no level below which effects disappear.