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Review
. 2015 Jul:54:6-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2014.10.019. Epub 2014 Dec 11.

Environmental exposures, breast development and cancer risk: Through the looking glass of breast cancer prevention

Michele R Forman  1 , Deborah M Winn  2 , Gwen W Collman  3 , Jeanne Rizzo  4 , Linda S Birnbaum  3
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Environmental exposures, breast development and cancer risk: Through the looking glass of breast cancer prevention

Michele R Forman et al. Reprod Toxicol. 2015 Jul.

Abstract

This review summarizes the report entitled: Breast Cancer and the Environment: Prioritizing Prevention, highlights research gaps and the importance of focusing on early life exposures for breast development and breast cancer risk.

Keywords: Breast cancer; Breast development; Environment; Life course; Prevention.

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