Environmental exposures during windows of susceptibility for breast cancer: a framework for prevention research

Abstract Background The long time from exposure to potentially harmful chemicals until breast cancer occurrence poses challenges for designing etiologic studies and for implementing successful prevention programs. Growing evidence from animal and human studies indicates that distinct time periods of...

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Main Authors: Mary Beth Terry, Karin B. Michels, Julia Green Brody, Celia Byrne, Shiuan Chen, D. Joseph Jerry, Kristen M. C. Malecki, Mary Beth Martin, Rachel L. Miller, Susan L. Neuhausen, Kami Silk, Amy Trentham-Dietz, on behalf of Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program (BCERP)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Breast Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13058-019-1168-2