A woman’s occupation could pose more of a risk to developing breast cancer than smoking or alcohol use, local researchers have found. Results from a study involving more than 2,000 women in Windsor-Essex and Kent County show a strong link between breast cancer risk and work in jobs classified as “high exposure” to breast cancer-causing substances and hormone disruptors. These jobs include farming, automotive plastics, food canning, metalworking, and bars, casinos and racetracks. Read more here.
Study mentioned: Brophy JT, et al. Breast cancer risk in relation to occupations with exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors: a Canadian case--control study. Environmental Health 2012, 11:87 (19 November 2012)
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