title: Environmental exposures, breast development and cancer risk: Through the looking glass of breast cancer prevention.
abstract: This review summarizes the report entitled: Breast Cancer and the Environment: Prioritizing Prevention, highlights research gaps and the importance of focusing on early life exposures for breast development and breast cancer risk.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, United States. Electronic address: mforman@austin.utexas.edu.
authors.forename: Michele R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States.
authors.forename: Deborah M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Winn
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States.
authors.forename: Gwen W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Collman
authors.affiliation: Breast Cancer Fund, San Francisco, CA 94109, United States.
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, United States.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000633:toxicity*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D018811:Maternal Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental
keywords: Breast cancer; Breast development; Environment; Life course; Prevention