Study suggests paraffin-made candles cause cancer

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A new study suggests a candlelit bath isn't that romantic as it looks like because paraffin, the widely used candle-making material based on petroleum, emits toxins when it burns.

Those toxic pollutants, including benzene, toluene and ketones, lead to diseases like cancer, asthma and birth defects, according to the research by the scientists from Orangeburg-based South Carolina State University.

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