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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(18):1348-1351; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.18.1348
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 18, 1348-1351, September 18, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Long Island Study Finds No Link Between Pollutants and Breast Cancer

Renee Twombly

The first 150 words of the full text of this article appear below.

The most comprehensive study ever conducted to look for a direct connection between breast cancer and several environmental toxins has ended up with largely negative results.

And while that has breast cancer activists frustrated, it has also provided researchers with a wealth of data to mine in hopes of finally pursuing new directions—this time, in a search for possible genetic susceptibilities to chemical carcinogens.

Two research papers, published in early August in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, reported no association between increased rates of breast cancer and exposure to some pesticides and industrial chemicals (including DDT and polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], both of which have been banned for 30 years) and only a possibly weak association with exposure to chemicals found in air pollution known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

These results are from studies that form the cornerstone of the $30 million Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project (LIBCSP) . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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