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.

9780309220705


Breast Neoplasms--etiology.
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects.
Breast Neoplasms--prevention & control.
Risk Factors.


Electronic books.

WP 870

362.19699/449