According to new study Chlorinated pools may lead to cancer

Has anyone else seen this information? I have been swimming regularly in chlorinated pools my whole life. Frankly, this really scares me. Can anyone make me feel better about this? I don't plan to stop swimming any time soon. Your thoughts? www.everymantri.com/.../swimming-in-chlorinated-pools-may-lead-to-cancer-new-studies-find.html
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  • Anything that has chlorine in it will be a possible carcinogen. Drinking water standards are now in effect to limit Disinfection by-products (because of chlorine exposure) because they are known to be carcinogens. Same thing can happen in chlorinated pools. It is also hard for me to believe that those pools only use uv and ozone as a disinfectant because neither one has any residual effects. That is one of the main reasons for using chlorine so it always stays clean, not just at contact.
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  • Anything that has chlorine in it will be a possible carcinogen. Drinking water standards are now in effect to limit Disinfection by-products (because of chlorine exposure) because they are known to be carcinogens. Same thing can happen in chlorinated pools. It is also hard for me to believe that those pools only use uv and ozone as a disinfectant because neither one has any residual effects. That is one of the main reasons for using chlorine so it always stays clean, not just at contact.
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