Brody J G, Rudel R, Maxwell N I, Swedis S R
Silent Spring Institute, Newton, MA 02158, USA.
Public Health Rep. 1996 Nov-Dec;111(6):494-507.
Geographic patterns and time trends for breast cancer suggest there are preventable causes that may include environmental factors. This article describes the development of new methods used in the Cape Cod Breast Cancer and Environment Study to investigate whether synthetic chemicals in the environment contribute to breast cancer risk.
乳腺癌的地理分布模式和时间趋势表明,存在一些可预防的病因,其中可能包括环境因素。本文介绍了科德角乳腺癌与环境研究中所采用的新方法的进展情况,以调查环境中的合成化学物质是否会增加患乳腺癌的风险。