Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common causes of cancer in the world and the second
leading cause of cancer deaths among women. Mortality is associated mainly with the …

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

Due to uncontrolled use for several decades, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT),
probably the best known and most useful insecticide in the world, has damaged wildlife and …

Abstract Introduction Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are exogenous substances
recognised as relevant tumourigenic chemicals. Studies show that even EDCs which were …

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 …

Evaluation of carcinogenic substances from the environment is a challenge for scientists.
Recently, a novel approach based on 10 key characteristics of human carcinogens …

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

Established risk factors for breast cancer explain breast cancer risk only partially. Hence,
there has been interest in evaluating what role environmental chemicals, especially those …

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

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 …