Laboratory research has shown that numerous environmental pollutants cause mammary gland tumors in animals; are hormonally active, specifically mimicking estrogen, which is a breast cancer risk factor; or affect susceptibility of the mammary gland to carcinogenesis. An assessment of epidemiologic re
Epidemiologic studies of diet and cancer
β Scribed by Walter C. Willett
- Book ID
- 112963670
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 584 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-0560
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