environmental research

[TanyaRD]

Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report
Unlike family history, risk factors such as chemical exposure, obesity can be changed, experts say
(“Issues of obesity and socioeconomic status, in particular, are "understudied and underappreciated,")

http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=673391

[ElaineM]

Yes indeed !! Many cancers are not from family history, but other factors like environment, diet, lifestyle etc.

[sdstarfish]

Very true. Actually I learned in school recently that today only about 10-15% of breast cancers are hereditary. There is so much we use on a daily basis - sunscreen, bug repellant, lotions, etc. - that acts as 'xenoestrogens' - our bodies can't recognize them, so they read them as estrogens. This throws off our whole reproductive system.