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CMAJ. 1996 Apr 15;154(8):1253-5.
Evidence is growing that there may be a connection between certain chemicals in the environment and the rising incidence of breast cancer in North America. Two recent Canadian conferences have been held to disseminate information and another is planned for 1996. "We have a situation that is similar to global warming, " Devra Lee Davis, founder of the US Breast Cancer Prevention Collaborative Research Group, warned people attending a conference in Niagara Falls, Ont. "Breast cancer continues to increase. The increase is greatest among older women who have fewer of the known risk factors. It makes sense to try to limit exposure to things that could be promoting the disease."
越来越多的证据表明，北美环境中的某些化学物质与乳腺癌发病率的上升之间可能存在联系。加拿大最近召开了两次会议来传播相关信息，并且计划在1996年再召开一次会议。“我们面临的情况类似于全球变暖，”美国乳腺癌预防协作研究小组的创始人德夫拉·李·戴维斯在安大略省尼亚加拉瀑布城召开的一次会议上警告与会者，“乳腺癌发病率持续上升。在已知风险因素较少的老年女性中上升幅度最大。试图限制接触可能促使这种疾病发生的物质是有道理的。”
