Breast Cancer and the Environment : A Life Course Approach.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (467 pages)
FrontMatter -- Reviewers -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background, Definitions, Concepts -- 3 What We Have Learned from Current Approaches to Studying Environmental Risk Factors -- 4 Challenges of Studying Environmental Risk Factors for Breast Cancer -- 5 Examining Mechanisms of Breast Cancer Over the Life Course: Implications for Risk -- 6 Opportunities for Action to Reduce Environmental Risks for Breast Cancer -- 7 Recommendations for Future Research -- Appendix A: Agendas for Public Meetings -- Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix C: Classification Systems Used in Evidence Reviews -- Appendix D: Summary Table on Estimates of Population Attributable Risk -- Appendix E: Glossary -- Appendix F: Ionizing Radiation Exposure to the U.S. Population, with a Focus on Radiation from Medical Imaging.
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Breast Neoplasms--etiology. Environmental Exposure--adverse effects. Breast Neoplasms--prevention & control. Risk Factors.