you posted this hysterical story before and I posted data that showed
it wasn't a concern. The putative risk of cancer from condom use is
negligible if it exists at all. The risk from HIV, STDs and unwanted
pregnancies is MUCH higher and can be substantially reduced with
proper use of a condom.

        George M. Carter

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Proksch E. Toxicological evaluation of nitrosamines in condoms. Int J
Hyg Environ Health. 2001 Nov;204(2-3):103-110.

Klinik fur Dermatologie, Venerologie und Allergologie, Universitat
Kiel, Schittenhelmstr. 7, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
eproksch@dermatology.uni-kiel.de

Volatile N-nitrosamines have been found in rubber products including
gloves, balloons, toys, baby bottle teats, soothers, and condoms.
N-Nitrosamines are potent carcinogens, and therefore, European
legislation has limited the release of N-nitrosamines and
N-nitrosatable compounds in teats and soothers to 0.01-0.1 mg/kg
rubber, respectively. Previously, endogenous nitrosamine formation in
the vagina has been suggested as a cause of cervical cancer. It was
speculated that exogenous N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable compounds
from condoms may also lead to genital cancer. Therefore, we reviewed
the literature and calculated the risk for the induction of tumors by
nitrosamines from condoms. In vitro Biaudet et al. (1997) found up to
88 ng nitrosatable compounds migrating from condoms to cervical mucous
within 24 hrs. During sexual intercourse about 0.6 ng may migrate in
the female genital mucous membranes because of the short contact to
the condom, e.g. 10 min. Comparable amounts of nitrosamines may also
migrate in the penile skin. Estimating 1500 contacts to condoms during
lifetime (50 condoms/year for 30 years) this may result in the
adsorption of up to 0.9 microgram nitrosamines in total. Animal
studies in Syrian hamsters showed the induction of local and/or
systemic tumors, in particular liver tumors, after topical application
of nitrosamines to the skin or mucous membrane at a total dose of
about 1 g. This dose exceeds the dose to be expected from contact with
condoms by more than 1 million. Also, epidemiological studies do not
support a role for condoms in the induction of cancer. The incidence
of cervical cancer and liver tumors is high in developing countries,
where condoms are seldom used. In addition, humans are regularly
exposed to nitrosamines from food and tobacco smoke at a dose which is
1,000 to 10,000 fold higher than expected from condom use. In summary,
the risk for the induction of tumors from nitrosamines in condoms is
very low.

"you posted this hysterical story before and I posted data that showed it
wasn't a concern."

NO YOU DID NOT.

It may not concern you but it does the rest of the World.

A lethal quantity of a very, very powerful carcinogen is nothing to
dismiss just because you don't like the truth.

You are such a fanatic and closed to EVERYTHING that does not agree with
your insane 'AIDS' mania.

Sobering news for rubber contraceptive users.
    
A German scientific research institute has warned that most condoms on
the
market contain a cancer-causing chemical and has urged that their
manufacture be subjected to stringent quality control.
 
The Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Institute in Stuttgart said on
Friday it had found the carcinogen N-Nitrosamine in 29 of 32 types of
condoms it tested in simulated conditions.
 
The condoms, which were kept in a solution with artificial sweat, exuded
huge amounts of cancer-causing N-Nitrosamine from its rubber coating.
Researchers measured amounts of N-Nitrosamine, that were way above the
prescribed limits for other rubber products such as baby pacifiers.
 
"N-Nitrosamine is one of the most carcinogenic substances," the study's
authors said. "There is a pressing need for manufacturers to tackle this
problem."
 
The study said that the carcinogen is thought to be present in a
substance
used to improve condom elasticity. When the rubber material comes in
contact with human bodily fluids, it can release traces of N-Nitrosamine.
 
No immediate health risk
 
But since there are no prescribed limits of N-Nitrosamine for condoms,
the
study hasn't caused panic among manufacturers or mass-recalling of the
products from counters.
 
Local government officials said condom users should not stop using rubber
contraceptives based on the results of the study because N-Nitrosamine
does not present an immediate health risk.
 
The Baden-Würtemmberg Social Ministry said it didn't think "it posed a
risk." Authorities are also withholding the name of the affected
manufacturers for fear of litigation.
 
Manufacturers should use alternative substances
 
But Germany's Federal Institute for Risk Assessment said that daily
condom
use exposed users to N-Nitrosamine levels up to three times higher than
levels naturally present in food.
 
Werner Altkofer, head of the Stuttgart-based Chemical and Veterinary
Investigation Institute said that though the production of rubber usually
uses chemicals that can exude N-Nitrosamine, condom manufacturers could
bypass it by using more expensive alternative substances available on the
market that didn't form the carcinogen.
 
"We believe that it's up to the manufacturers to use other production
processes so that no N-Nitrosamine is formed in condoms," Altkofer said.
 
He added that the latter was technically possible going by the fact that
products of some manufacturers didn't show traces of the carcinogen
during
the testing.
 
Beate Uhse taking no chances
 
Germany's biggest erotica compnay Beate Uhse however, has decided to play
it safe.
 
Shortly after the results of the study were introduced on Friday, the
group banned chocolate-flavored condoms from its range. That was because
the study had show that condoms laced with a chocolate flavoring had
overwhelming high levels of N-Nitrosamine.