Breast cancer and the environment : a life course approach /

Breast cancer and the environment : a life course approach /

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate author / creator:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions.
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (xxiii, 443 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Subject:	Breast -- Cancer -- Environmental aspects. Breast -- Cancer -- Risk factors. Breast -- Cancer -- Pathogenesis. Breast -- Cancer -- Pathophysiology. Breast Neoplasms -- etiology. Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects. Breast Neoplasms -- prevention & control. Risk. Breast -- Cancer -- Environmental aspects. Breast -- Cancer -- Pathogenesis. Breast -- Cancer -- Pathophysiology. Breast -- Cancer -- Risk factors. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11122701

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Other authors / contributors:	Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions.
ISBN:	9780309220705 030922070X 1280676256 9781280676253 9780309220699 0309220696 9780309225298 0309225299 9786613653185 6613653187
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary platform, viewed December 18, 2013).
Summary:	"Breast Cancer and the Environment reviews the current evidence on a selection of environmental risk factors for breast cancer, considers gene-environment interactions in breast cancer, and explores evidence-based actions that might reduce the risk of breast cancer. The book also recommends further integrative research into the elements of the biology of breast development and carcinogenesis, including the influence of exposure to a variety of environmental factors during potential windows of susceptibility during the full life course, potential interventions to reduce risk, and better tools for assessing the carcinogenicity of environmental factors. For a limited set of risk factors, evidence suggests that action can be taken in ways that may reduce risk for breast cancer for many women: avoiding unnecessary medical radiation throughout life, avoiding the use of some forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy, avoiding smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, increasing physical activity, and minimizing weight gain"--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version: Breast cancer and the environment. Washington, DC : National Academies Press, ©2012 9780309220699