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Does parental exposure to chemicals at work increase breast cancer risk in offspring?

Miriam Davis   |   Clinical Summary   |   14 April 2023
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Background

  • Animal studies and a handful of epidemiological studies suggest that parental carcinogen exposure at work is linked to excess breast cancer risk in female offspring.

Takeaway

  • Maternal exposure to several carcinogens at work may be associated with greater breast cancer risk in daughters, according to a new nationwide nested...

          

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