Many factors can impact a woman’s chances of developing breast cancer. These can be divided into categories of demographic characteristics, genetic predisposition, reproductive factors, lifestyle factors and environmental factors. Demographic Characteristics Demographic predictors of breast cancer risk are age and race or ethnicity. Like most cancers, one’s risk of breast …
Bisphenol A Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial chemical found in polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins, dental sealants and thermal paper used in receipts and other substances. BPA is one of the highest volume chemicals produced worldwide and is found pervasively in the environment worldwide. Human exposure to BPA occurs primarily …
Take Personal Action Research is showing that there may be some chemicals in the environment that play a part in who gets breast cancer and who does not. “Environmental chemicals” can be in the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink, and things we touch and …
During the reproductive years (from menarche to menopause), a woman’s ovaries produce estradiol, the most potent estrogen, and progesterone. These two hormones have distinct patterns during menstrual cycles in which ovulation occurs. A woman’s ovaries also produce a small amount of testosterone. Natural menopause Natural menopause is when menstrual cycle …
Shirley H. Brown, M.S., J.D. I have been a consumer peer reviewer since 2006 for Department of Defense panels and Susan G. Komen for the Cure for breast cancer research grants. I am a National Breast Cancer Coalition [NBCC] 2001 Project LEAD graduate, as well as Project LEAD Quality Care, …
Principal Investigators Shiuan Chen, Ph.D. Chair and Professor, Department of Cancer Biology; The Lester M. and Irene C. Finkelstein Chair in Biology Shiuan Chen, Ph.D., chairs the Department of Cancer Biology at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope Susan L. Neuhausen, Ph.D. The Morris & Horowitz Families Professor …
Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach The prospect of developing breast cancer is a source of anxiety for many women. Breast cancer has long been the most common type of invasive cancer among U.S. women (aside from certain skin cancers), with an estimated 266,120 new cases expected …
For those looking for additional information on breast cancer, here are several organizations specializing in the disease’s research and treatment. Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program City of Hope’s Breast Cancer Clinical Program Environmental Working Group Silent Spring Institute Zero Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Prevention Partners: Exposing the Cause …
