Breast cancer has ranked number one cancer among Indian females with age adjusted rate
as high as 25.8 per 100,000 women and mortality 12.7 per 100,000 women. Data reports …

Background In this review, we examine the continually expanding and increasingly
compelling data linking radiation and various chemicals in our environment to the current …

Background The long time from exposure to potentially harmful chemicals until breast
cancer occurrence poses challenges for designing etiologic studies and for implementing …

What do we currently know about the occupational and environmental causes of cancer? As
of 2007, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (1ARC) identified 415 known or …

Laboratory research has shown that numerous environmental pollutants cause mammary
gland tumors in animals; are hormonally active, specifically mimicking estrogen, which is a …

How living near environmental hazards contributes to poorer health and disproportionate
health outcomes is an ongoing concern. We conducted a substantive review and critique of …

Background: Epidemiological evidence on the association between ambient air pollution
and breast cancer risk is inconsistent. Objective: We examined the association between long …

Geographic information systems (GIS) are being used with increasing frequency in
environmental epidemiology studies. Reported applications include locating the study …

In the United States, breast cancer is the most common invasive malignancy and the second
most common cause of death from cancer in women. Reproductive factors, estrogen, and …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a class of common persistent environmental
pollutants found in water, air, soil, and plants and can be released by natural sources …