Comparison of organochlorine chemical body burdens of female breast cancer cases with cancer free women in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil--Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Christine A. Erdmann,
Myrto Petreas,
Maira Caleffi,
F.S. Barbosa,
Regine Goth–Goldstein
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/753068
Subject(s) - breast cancer , environmental health , medicine , demography , cancer , gerontology , geography , gynecology , sociology
This pilot study collected preliminary data to examine known and suspected breast cancer risk factors among women living in rural and urban areas in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by questionnaire. In addition, the body burden levels of a panel of organochlorines was measured in a small clinic-based prospective sample
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