The Unnatural History of Breasts: Industrial Chemicals, Breast Cancer, and Early Puberty
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
9 AM Alaska (10:00 AM Pacific; 1:00 PM Eastern)
A conversation hosted by CHE-AK, Alaska Community Action on Toxics with science journalist, Florence Williams about the unsettling findings she uncovered while researching her book BREASTS: A Natural and Unnatural History.
The incidence of breast cancer worldwide has doubled since 1940, and continues to rise. Young girls are developing breasts earlier than ever before. What role might chemicals in the environment be playing in these profound changes? Learn why breasts are humanity’s first responders to environmental changes and how they are, as Florence writes, “a particularly fine mirror of our industrial lives.” Find out how certain chemicals may interact with hormone levels, altering breast development and increasing a woman’s risk of breast cancer and why some chemicals are being looked at as possible culprits in early puberty.
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