Breast concerns
June 28, 2011
ACCORDING to a US report,
exposure to certain household
chemicals early in life may disrupt
the development of the mammary
gland, and may cause problems
with breast development,
producing breast milk, and could
ultimately lead to breast cancer in
both men and women.
The study, conducted by the US
National Institutes for Environmental
Health Sciences, the US Environmental
Protection Agency as well as the
Silent Spring institute, called for
tougher testing standards in the
chemical industry, to include the
possible effects on early mammary
gland development.
Chemicals under the study
microscope included pesticides
such as atrazine, fatty food dioxins,
bisphenol A (found in water
bottles and some canned foods),
flame retarding polybrominated
diphenyl ether and nonylphenol
which is found in laundry detergent.
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