Abstract Background Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) are ubiquitous substances
that are found in our everyday lives, including pesticides, plasticizers, pharmaceutical …

A growing number of well‐designed epidemiological and molecular studies provide
substantial evidence that the pesticides used in agricultural, commercial, and home and …

Commonly consumed foods and beverages can contain chemicals with reported
carcinogenic activity in rodent models. Moreover, exposures to some of these substances …

Background Previous studies of DDT and breast cancer assessed exposure later in life
when the breast may not have been vulnerable, after most DDT had been eliminated, and …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible role of endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) on
female reproductive disorders emphasizing developmental plasticity and the complexity of …

Parabens are a group of the alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and typically include
methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, butylparaben, isobutylparaben …

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

Objectives Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used worldwide until the 1970s,
when concerns about its toxic effects, its environmental persistence, and its concentration in …

Summary DDT (bis [4-chlorophenyl]-1, 1, 1-trichloroethane) is a persistent insecticide that
was used worldwide from the mid 1940s until its ban in the USA and other countries in the …

Context Many biomarkers are proposed in highly cited studies as determinants of disease
risk, prognosis, or response to treatment, but few eventually transform clinical practice …