Mapping out a search for environmental causes of breast cancer.
Geographic patterns and time trends for breast cancer suggest there are preventable causes that may include environmental factors. This article describes the development of new methods used in the Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study to investigate whether synthetic chemicals in the environment contribute to breast cancer risk.
Brody
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Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA 02158, USA. brody@silent.shore.net
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D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D013029:Space-Time Clustering
D004967:Estrogens