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Article: State of the Evidence: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment
- Article from:
- International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Abel Publication Services, Inc. Jan-Mar 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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A substantial body of scientific evidence indicates that exposures to common chemicals and radiation, alone and in combination, are contributing to the increase in breast cancer incidence observed over the past several decades. Key recurring themes in the growing scientific literature on breast c
ancer and environmental risk factors are: (a) the importance of understanding the effects of mixtures and interactions between various chemicals, radiation and other risk factors for the disease; and (b) the increasing evidence that timing of exposures matters, with exposures during early periods of
development being particularly critical to later risk of developing breast cancer. A review of the ...