Environmental Factor – October 2021: New breast cancer risk score developed by NIEHS scientists

NIEHS researchers have developed a new breast cancer risk score that improves the ability of scientists and physicians to identify women who will develop the

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Environmental Factor – November 2021: Increasing evidence links air pollution with breast cancer

“Given the high incidence of breast cancer and the widespread nature of environmental exposures, such as air pollution, our research has potential for substantial public

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Environmental Factor – February 2022: Breast cancer group honors Collman with Distinguished Service Award

“I was introduced to MBCC back in the 1990s, when we were all beginning our journey to discover how environmental exposures might impact a woman’s

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Environmental Factor – February 2022: Stress hormones’ role in breast cancer illuminated by NIEHS research

“We discovered unique ways that stress hormones influence the activation of human genes,” said Hoffman. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw / NIEHS) Although stress is

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Environmental Factor – March 2022: More monitoring of breast milk needed, new research suggests

Very few studies report the amount of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the breast milk of women, according to new research spearheaded by Suzanne

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Environmental Factor – October 2022: Role of complex exposures in breast cancer highlighted during workshop

Carlin is a program administrator with the Superfund Research Program. Her current research interests include chemical mixtures, combined exposures, metals, asbestos, and xenobiotic metabolism. (Photo

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Environmental Factor – August 2023: Women treated for breast cancer may age faster than cancer-free women

Women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer have increased biological aging compared to women who remain free of breast cancer, according to a new study

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Environmental Factor – October 2023: Air pollution associated with increased breast cancer incidence

Researchers at NIEHS and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with

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Environmental Factor – October 2023: Breast cancer disparities top of mind for NIEHS grant recipient

Rick Woychik, Ph.D., directs NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program. (Image courtesy of NIEHS) In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to take

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Environmental Factor – October 2023: Advances in breast cancer research shared with NIH and the world

Dale Sandler, Ph.D., NIEHS Epidemiology Branch chief, delivered an invited lecture Sept. 20 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in recognition of her outstanding

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