Environmental Contributors to Breast Cancer: the underlying science and opportunities for action

On this teleconference, Meg Schwarzman, MD, MPH discussed environmental contributors to breast cancer including endocrine disruption and the developmental origins of adult disease and identified common environmental pollutants and consumer product chemicals that may act as endocrine disrupting compounds. We also discussed opportunities for individual and collective action to reduce exposure to potential breast carcinogens.  

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Resisterhood: Stand Up for Our Health!

Please join us! Our annual Breast Cancer Prevention Lecture Tour is coming up soon, and this year we are thrilled to welcome Meg Schwarzman (MD, MPH) to Alaska. Dr. Schwarzman is the Associate Director of Health and Environment for the interdisciplinary Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry and an Environmental Health Scientist in University of California…

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