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Pesticides and breast cancer

Measurable levels in blood of two persistent pesticides appear to increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.

References:

Høyer, A.P., et al. 1998. Organochlorine exposure and risk of breast cancer. Lancet 352(Dec. 5):1816.

Further Readings:

Raloff, J. 1997. Does yo-yo dieting pose cancer threat? Science News 151(March 15):157.

Sources:

Annette P. Høyer
Copenhagen Center for Prospective Population Studies
Harsdoffrej 1B, 2tr
DK-1874 Frederiksberg C
Denmark

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 4, January 23, 1999, p. 56. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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