Breast Cancer Incidence and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in 82 Counties in Mississippi
- 1 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 97 (3) , 259-263
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.smj.0000100115.62621.f1
Abstract
Objective: Breast cancer is a major public health problem in the United States and in most industrialized countries. Environmental exposure to several chemicals has been implicated in the cause of breast cancer. However, data are not consistent about the role of the environment in breast cancer incidence. To assess environmental risks for breast cancer, patterns of breast cancer incidence in...Keywords
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