The Shift with Shane Hewitt

Why is cancer-causing benzene ending up in hair products?

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  • Over 1.5 million dry shampoo products have been recalled in Canada for containing elevated levels of the hazardous chemical benzene. What should you do if you were exposed to benzene? Are there any other products we should be concerned about? Dr. Paul Demers, Director of Toronto’s Occupational Cancer Research Centre and Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health at the University of Toronto, helps us understand these chemicals and how to avoid them.
  • When you think of a scary story, what comes to mind? Of all narratives, why does that specific one stand out? Ruth Robbins, Author and Professor of English Literature at UK’s Leeds Beckett University, walks us through the darker side of literature to help us understand: what exactly makes a good scary story?


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