Breast cancer and the environment : a life course approach / / Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment : The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions, Board on Health Care Services, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

• Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Breast Cancer and the Environment: The Scientific Evidence, Research Methodology, and Future Directions.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: xxiii, 443 p. :; ill. (some col.)

Table of Contents

• Background, definitions, concepts
• What we have learned from current approaches to studying environmental risk factors
• Challenges of studying environmental risk factors for breast cancer
• Examining mechanisms of breast cancer over the life course : implications for risk
• Opportunities for action to reduce environmental risks for breast cancer
• Recommendations for future research.